Idaho's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Raul Labrador (R), who was first elected in 2010, defeated challenger Shirley Ringo (D) in the general election. He was seeking his third term in 2014. In the primary elections, Labrador was able to easily defeat his primary challengers. None of the four challengers received more than 10 percent of the vote.
Ringo defeated Ryan Andrew Barone in the Democratic primary. Labrador held over $400,000 cash-on-hand while Ringo had under $15,000.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Idaho, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of July 2025, the Democratic Party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allows voters registered with its party to vote in its primary. Unaffiliated voters can choose to affiliate with a party on Election Day.[4][5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by either April 25, 2014 (if mailing in registration or registering at an agency) or on election day (must bring proof of residence). For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 10, 2014.[7]
- See also: Idaho elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Raul Labrador (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Idaho's 1st Congressional District encompasses the western and northern parts of the state and includes the western third of the state capital, Boise and most of its suburbs. It also includes Adams, Benewah, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, Canyon, Clearwater, Gem, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Valley, and Washington counties along with a portion of Ada County.
Candidates
General election candidates
- Raul Labrador - Incumbent
Shirley Ringo
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 1st Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Raul Labrador (R) defeated challenger Shirley Ringo (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Raul Labrador Incumbent |
65% | 143,580 | |
| Democratic | Shirley Ringo | 35% | 77,277 | |
| Total Votes | 220,857 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Shirley Ringo |
82% | 9,047 | ||
| Ryan Barone | 18% | 1,981 | ||
| Total Votes | 11,028 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Raul Labrador Incumbent |
78.6% | 56,206 | ||
| Lisa Marie | 7.2% | 5,164 | ||
| Michael Greenway | 4.9% | 3,494 | ||
| Reed McCandless | 4.7% | 3,373 | ||
| Sean Blackwell | 4.6% | 3,304 | ||
| Total Votes | 71,541 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[10] Labrador joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[13] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[14] Raul Labrador voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[16] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Raul Labrador voted against HR 2775.[17]
Campaign contributions
Raul Labrador
| Raul Labrador (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2013 | $250,472.07 | $22,120 | $(37,158.89) | $235,433.18 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15, 2013 | $235,433.18 | $69,122.80 | $(27,284.91) | $277,271.07 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 13, 2013 | $277,271.07 | $45,470.00 | $(27,307.34) | $295,433.73 | ||||
| Year-end[21] | January 31, 2014 | $309,768 | $66,324 | $(36,523) | $339,570 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $339,570 | $73,163 | $(38,061) | $374,672 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $429,238 | $48,145 | $(61,073) | $416,521 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $324,344.8 | $(227,408.14) | ||||||||
Shirley Ringo
| Shirley Ringo (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[23] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $42,913 | $(28,288) | $14,624 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $14,624 | $39,652 | $(40,483) | $13,793 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | May 8, 2014 | $13,793 | $16,156 | $(21,124) | $8,825 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $8,825 | $42,837 | $(37,785) | $13,876 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $141,558 | $(127,680) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Raul Labrador (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jimmy Farris (D), Rob Oates (L) and Pro-Life (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Raul R. Labrador Incumbent |
63% | 199,402 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Farris | 30.8% | 97,450 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Oates | 3.9% | 12,265 | |
| Independent | Pro-Life | 2.4% | 7,607 | |
| Total Votes | 316,724 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State "November 6, 2012 General Election Results" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Raul Labrador won election to the United States House. He defeated Walt Minnick (D), Dave Olson (I) and Mike Washburn (L) in the general election.[26]
| U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Raul R. Labrador |
51.3% | 126,231 | |
| Democratic | Walt Minnick incumbent | 41.5% | 102,135 | |
| Independent | Dave Olson | 7.1% | 17,429 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Washburn | 0% | 91 | |
| Total Votes | 245,886 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State's Office, "Primary Elections in Idaho," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 2, 2024
- ↑ ACLU Idaho, "2024 Your Rights as an Idaho Voter," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Votes, "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Idaho Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Shirley Ringo," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
