Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

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Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32• District 33 • District 34 • District 35

Idaho State Senate • 2012 Idaho House Elections

Elections for the office of Idaho State Senate will be held in Idaho on November 6, 2012. A total of 35 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 9, 2012. The primary election day was May 15, 2012.

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in the Idaho State Senate:

Idaho State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	6
	Republican Party	28	29
Total		35	35

Incumbents retiring

A total of 9 incumbents are not running for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents are:

Name:	Party:	Current office:
Denton Darrington	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 27
Diane Bilyeu	Democratic	Idaho State Senate District 29
Edgar Malepeai	Democratic	Idaho State Senate District 30
James Hammond	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 5
John Andreason	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 15
Joyce Broadsword	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 2
Melinda Smyser	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 11
Nicole LeFavour	Democratic	Idaho State Senate District 19
Shirley McKague	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 20

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Idaho in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including donations in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	76	$1,380,073
2008	71	$1,661,840
2006	75	$1,199,736
2004	77	$1,315,599
2002	105	$1,287,803

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in state senate elections was $1,380,073. The top 10 contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Senate Republican PAC of Idaho	$27,250
Idaho Farm Bureau	$25,550
Idaho Association of Realtors	$25,500
Idaho Power Co	$25,000
Qwest Communications	$23,500
JR Simplot Co	$22,100
Donoval, James	$21,689
Coeur D Alene Tribe	$20,750
Idaho Education Association	$19,000
Idaho Telecom Alliance	$18,250

Qualifications

Article III, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution states: No person shall be a senator or representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, and an elector of this state, nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding his election an elector of the county or district whence he may be chosen.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Idaho

Three of Idaho's 44 counties - Kootenai, Canyon, and Ada - combined to account for almost 2/3s of the state's population growth from 2000-2010. This growth mainly took place in the suburbs, which, according to Boise State University political scientist Gary Moncrief, may not change state politics much since these areas tend to be conservative. However, farmers feared that shifts away from rural areas would decrease their representation. Massive growth led to vastly uneven districts and thus they had to be significantly redrawn on the state level.

The Idaho Commission on Reapportionment - made up of 3 Republican appointees and 3 Democratic appointees - is responsible for redistricting. They failed to meet their deadline of September 6, 2011, which resulted in a new commission being formed. The second commission adopted a map on October 14, but saw it thrown out by the court as unconstitutional for splitting too many counties. A reconvened commission passed a new map with fewer splits on January 27, 2012.

List of candidates

Note: Candidate lists can change frequently throughout the election season. Ballotpedia staff will be re-examining the list on a monthly basis for any changes. This list was last examined on July 2, 2012. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you are aware of a candidate we've missed or one incorrectly listed, please send an email to: Tyler King.

District 1

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Laura Bry 425 a

Note: Bry withdrew from the race on June 21, 2012.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Shawn A. Keough 4,671 a Incumbent Keough first assumed office in 1996.
• Danielle Ahrens 1,976

November 6 General election candidates:

District 2

Note: Incumbent Joyce Broadsword (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Shirley McFaddan 449 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Mike Jorgenson 2,159
• Steve Vick 3,487 a District 3 incumbent Vick first assumed office in 2010.

Note: Fritz E. Wiedenhoff withdrew from the race on March 9, 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 3

Note: Incumbent Steve Vick (R) is running for re-election in District 2.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Kristy Reed Johnson 319 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Bob Nonini 3,161 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 4

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Warren A. Ducote Jr. 421 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• John Goedde 2,851 a Incumbent Goedde first assumed office in 2000.

Independent Candidate:

• Jeremy P. Boggess a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 5

Note: Incumbent James Hammond (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Dan J. Schmidt 1,219 a Schmidt is the current District 6 incumbent.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Gresham Bouma 2,249 a
• Barrett Schroeder 1,061

November 6 General election candidates:

District 6

Note: Incumbent Dan J Schmidt (D) is running for re-election in District 5.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• John Bradbury 958 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Dan Johnson 1,968 a Johnson is the current District 7 incumbent.
• Jeff Nesset 1,334

November 6 General election candidates:

District 7

Note: Incumbent Dan Johnson (R) is running for re-election in District 6.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Mary Wade Heston 1,493
• Sheryl L Nuxoll 4,084 a Nuxoll is the current District 8 incumbent.

Independent Candidate:

• Jon Cantamessa a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 8

Note: Incumbent Sheryl L. Nuxoll (R) is running for re-election in District 7.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Joanna Clausen 722 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Terry Gestrin 2,053
• Steven Thayn 3,312 a
• Alan D. Ward 2,065

Note: B. Christian Zimmermann withdrew from the race on March 9, 2012.

Independent Candidate:

• Kirsten Faith Richardson a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 9

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

Note: Jennifer Morgan initially filed to run but withdrew from the race on March 29, 2012. Alma Hasse gained general ballot access through a write-in campaign. Hasse earned 124 votes in the May 15 primary.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Matthew W. Faulks 2,672
• Monty J. Pearce 3,395 a Incumbent Pearce assumed office in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 10

Note: District 10 is currently vacant.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Leif Skyving 311 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Kent A. Marmon 900
• Jim Rice 1,987 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 11

Note: Incumbent Melinda Smyser (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Victoria Brown 463 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Maurice Clements 2,331
• Patti Anne Lodge 3,469 a Lodge is the current District 13 incumbent.

Note: Thomas A. Munds withdrew from the race on March 23, 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 12

Note: Incumbent Curt McKenzie (R) is running in District 13.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Maria Mabbutt 171
• Melissa Sue Robinson 175 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Todd Lakey 1,975 a
• Robert E. Schaefer 1,242

November 6 General election candidates:

District 13

Note: Incumbent Patti Anne Lodge (R) is running for re-election in District 11.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Matthew L Greene 237 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Curt McKenzie 1,726 a McKenzie is the current District 12 incumbent.
• Hubert L. Osborne 1,452

November 6 General election candidates:

District 14

Note: Incumbent Chuck Winder (R) is running for re-election in District 20.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Stan Bastian 1,059
• Gary Bauer 536
• Marv Hagedorn 1,988 a

Independent Candidate:

• Al Shoushtarian a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 15

Note: Incumbent John Andreason (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Betty Richardson 677 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Fred S. Martin 2,389 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 16

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Les Bock 1,178 a Incumbent Bock assumed office in 2008.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Dennis C. Warren 1,971 a

Note: Lee-Mark Ruff withdrew from the race on March 19, 2012. Warren withdrew on June 6, 2012, and was replaced on the general ballot by Joan Cloonan.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 17

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Elliot Werk 1,421 a Incumbent Werk assumed office in 2002.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Thomas Bullock 666
• Judy M. Peavey-Derr 907 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 18

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Matthew Duncan 321
• Branden J. Durst 1,078 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Mitch Toryanski 1,856 a Incumbent Toryanski assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 19

Note: Incumbent Nicole LeFavour (D) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Cherie Buckner-Webb 2,873 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Paul Nelson O'Leary 1,400 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 20

Note: Incumbent Shirley McKague (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

Note: James Mace gained general ballot status through a write-in campaign. He earned 124 votes in the May 15 primary.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Chuck Winder 2,290 a Winder is the current District 14 incumbent.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 21

Note: Incumbent Russell Fulcher (R) is running for re-election in District 22.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Kirsten Hooker 413 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Clifford R. "Cliff" Bayer 2,775 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 22

Note: Incumbent Tim Corder (R) is running for re-election in District 23.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Russell M. Fulcher 2,154 a Fulcher is the current District 21 incumbent.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 23

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Bert Brackett 3,009 a Incumbent Brackett assumed office in 2008.
• Tim Corder 2,230 Corder is the current District 22 incumbent.

Independent Candidate:

• Bill Chisholm a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 24

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Pat Marcantonio 341 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Lee Heider 3,052 a Incumbent Heider assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 25

Note: Incumbent Michelle Stennett (D) is running for re-election in District 26.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Scott F. McClure 345 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Jim Patrick 4,156 a Patrick currently serves in the Idaho House of Representatives.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 26

Note: Incumbent Dean Cameron (R) is running for re-election in District 27.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Michelle Stennett 806 a Stennett is the current District 25 incumbent.

May 15 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 27

Note: Incumbent Denton Darrington (R) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Dean L Cameron 3,773 a Cameron is the current District 26 incumbent.
• Douglas T. Pickett 2,900

November 6 General election candidates:

District 28

Note: Incumbent Steve Bair (R) is running for re-election in District 31.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Dave Finkelnburg 510 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• W. Rusty Barlow 1,192
• Jim Guthrie 2,244 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 29

Note: Incumbent Diane Bilyeu (D) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Roy Lacey 761 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• Terry Andersen 785
• Greg Romriell 1,162 a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 30

Note: Incumbent Edgar Malepeai (D) is not running for re-election.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Dean M. Mortimer 3,602 a Mortimer is the current District 32 incumbent.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 31

Note: Incumbent John Tippets (R) is running in District 32.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• Cherie Harding Clawson 239 a

May 15 GOP primary:

• R. Steven Bair 5,610 a Bair is the current District 28 incumbent.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 32

Note: Incumbent Dean Mortimer (R) is running for re-election in District 30.

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• John H. Tippets 4,450 a Tippets is the current District 31 incumbent.
• R. Scott Workman 3,345

November 6 General election candidates:

District 33

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Bart M. Davis 2,719 a Incumbent Davis assumed office in 1998.
• Brian Schad 921

November 6 General election candidates:

District 34

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Brent Hill 4,380 a Incumbent Hill assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 35

May 15 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 15 GOP primary:

• Jeff C. Siddoway 7,323 a Incumbent Siddoway assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

See also

• Idaho State Senate
• Idaho State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

External links

• Idaho Secretary of State - Unofficial 2012 primary election results
• Idaho Primary Candidate List