Gordon Counsil
Gordon Counsil (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Idaho's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Counsil was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Idaho.[1] Counsil was defeated by incumbent Raul Labrador in the Republican primary.[2] Counsil was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 10B of the Idaho House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
In an interview statement to the Idaho Press-Tribune, Counsil highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
| “ | I really hope to be able to do all I can to keep public works contracts awarded to state-based contractors. Because that keeps money in the state. When we hire an out-of-state contractor, that money leaves the state. And that’s what a protectionist is all about.[4] | ” |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russ Fulcher (R) | 62.8 | 197,719 |
 | Cristina McNeil (D)  | 30.8 | 96,922 | |
 | Natalie Fleming (Independent) | 2.0 | 6,188 | |
 | W. Scott Howard (L) | 1.7 | 5,435 | |
 | Paul Farmer (Independent) | 1.4 | 4,479 | |
 | Pro-Life (Constitution Party) | 1.0 | 3,181 | |
| Gordon Counsil (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,054 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 315,069 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1
Cristina McNeil defeated James Vandermaas and Michael Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cristina McNeil | 69.7 | 19,073 |
 | James Vandermaas | 15.8 | 4,337 | |
 | Michael Smith | 14.5 | 3,964 | |
| Total votes: 27,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Miller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russ Fulcher | 43.1 | 42,790 |
 | David Leroy | 15.5 | 15,414 | |
 | Luke Malek | 14.3 | 14,152 | |
 | Christy Perry | 11.2 | 11,108 | |
 | Michael Snyder | 10.4 | 10,288 | |
 | Alex Gallegos | 3.5 | 3,478 | |
 | Nick Henderson | 2.0 | 2,003 | |
| Total votes: 99,233 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Raul Labrador (R) defeated James Piotrowski (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Labrador defeated Gordon Counsil and Isaac Haugen in the Republican primary, while Piotrowski defeated Shizandra Fox and Staniela Nikolova to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[5][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Raul Labrador Incumbent |
68.2% | 242,252 | |
| Democratic | James Piotrowski | 31.8% | 113,052 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 355,357 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raul Labrador Incumbent |
81% | 51,568 | ||
| Gordon Counsil | 10.2% | 6,510 | ||
| Isaac Haugen | 8.8% | 5,605 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,683 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
James Piotrowski |
56.2% | 6,954 | ||
| Shizandra Fox | 27.7% | 3,428 | ||
| Staniela Nikolova | 16.2% | 2,002 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,384 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State |
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2014
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Leif Skyving was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Greg Chaney defeated write-in candidates Brian Darnall Bishop and Kent Marmon in the Republican primary. Chaney defeated Skyving, Gordon Counsil (I) and Eugene Spencer Smith (L) in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Chaney |
53.6% | 4,398 | |
| Democratic | Leif Skyving | 38.6% | 3,168 | |
| Independent | Gordon Counsil | 4.2% | 341 | |
| Libertarian | Eugene Spencer Smith | 3.6% | 297 | |
| Total Votes | 8,204 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Greg Chaney |
58.8% | 1,208 |
| Brian Darnall Bishop | 29% | 596 |
| Kent Marmon | 12.2% | 251 |
| Total Votes | 2,055 | |
Recent news
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See also
- Idaho House of Representatives
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Idaho State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2016 May Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Idaho Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Press-Tribune, "Gordon Counsil announces he will run for House," March 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2016 May Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Primary write-in candidates list," accessed June 12, 2014
