Idaho Attorney General election, 2022
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| Idaho Attorney General |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
| Primary: May 17, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Lawrence Wasden (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Idaho |
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Idaho held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.
In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Idaho's attorney general election was rated as at least somewhat competitive: "Wasden, a long-serving incumbent and establishment favorite, lost to former U.S. Rep. Raúl Labrador in a 3-way GOP primary after he’d experienced frequent tensions with the GOP-held legislature over conservative legislation he considered legally questionable. Democrats have a surprisingly credible candidate: Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh, a former Gem County prosecutor who has traditionally listed his affiliation as independent, giving him some protection from partisan attacks...Labrador remains the favorite due to the state’s strong Republican leanings, but Arkoosh could make the race interesting." Click here to read the analysis.[1]
Raúl Labrador won election in the general election for Attorney General of Idaho.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of Idaho
Raúl Labrador defeated Tom Arkoosh in the general election for Attorney General of Idaho on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raúl Labrador (R) | 62.6 | 367,579 |
 | Tom Arkoosh (D) | 37.4 | 219,405 | |
| Total votes: 586,984 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Scanlin (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho
Steven Scanlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven Scanlin | 100.0 | 31,620 | |
| Total votes: 31,620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho
Raúl Labrador defeated incumbent Lawrence Wasden and Arthur B. Macomber in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raúl Labrador | 51.6 | 140,585 |
 | Lawrence Wasden | 37.9 | 103,393 | |
 | Arthur B. Macomber | 10.5 | 28,700 | |
| Total votes: 272,678 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Idaho
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Past elections
2018
- See also: Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Idaho
Incumbent Lawrence Wasden defeated Bruce Bistline in the general election for Attorney General of Idaho on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Wasden (R) | 65.4 | 384,791 |
| Bruce Bistline (D) | 34.6 | 203,283 | ||
| Total votes: 588,074 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho
Bruce Bistline advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Bistline | 100.0 | 47,637 | |
| Total votes: 47,637 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho
Incumbent Lawrence Wasden advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Wasden | 100.0 | 157,064 |
| Total votes: 157,064 | |||
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2014
- See also: Idaho attorney general election, 2014
| Attorney General of Idaho, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lawrence Wasden Incumbent |
68% | 289,762 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Bistline | 32% | 136,081 | |
| Total Votes | 425,843 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Idaho, 2022 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Idaho's 1st | Russ Fulcher |  Republican |
R+22 |
| Idaho's 2nd | Mike Simpson | Republican |
R+14 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Idaho[2] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Idaho's 1st | 29.5% | 67.7% | ||
| Idaho's 2nd | 36.9% | 59.8% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 95.9% of Idahoans lived in one of the state's 41 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 3.5% lived in the state's two Solid Democratic counties: Blaine and Latah. Overall, Idaho was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Idaho following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Idaho county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 41 | 95.9% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 2 | 3.5% | |||||
| New Democratic | 1 | 0.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 3 | 4.1% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 41 | 95.9% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Idaho presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 9 Democratic wins
- 22 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Idaho.
| U.S. Senate election results in Idaho | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 62.6% |
33.3%
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| 2016 | 66.1% |
27.8%
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| 2014 | 65.3% |
34.7%
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| 2010 | 71.1% |
25.0%
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| 2008 | 57.7% |
34.1%
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| Average | 64.6 | 31.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Idaho
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Idaho.
| Gubernatorial election results in Idaho | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 59.8% |
38.2%
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| 2014 | 53.5% |
38.6%
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| 2010 | 59.1% |
32.9%
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| 2006 | 52.7% |
44.1%
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| 2002 | 56.3% |
41.7%
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| Average | 56.3 | 39.1 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Idaho's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Idaho, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Idaho's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Idaho, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Brad Little
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| Lieutenant Governor | Janice McGeachin
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| Secretary of State | Lawerence Denney
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| Attorney General | Lawrence Wasden
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Idaho State Legislature as of November 2022.
Idaho State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Idaho House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 58 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Idaho was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Idaho Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Idaho and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Idaho | ||
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| Idaho | United States | |
| Population | 1,839,106 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 82,644 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 88.4% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 0.7% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.7% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.3% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 28.7% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,915 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.9% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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