Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2018)
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| 2018 Ada County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 9, 2018 |
| Primary election: May 15, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commissioner, District court clerk, County treasurer, County assessor, County coroner, County highway district commissioner, College of Western Idaho trustee |
| Total seats up: 10 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
Elections
County Commissioners
General election
Ada County Commission candidates |
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| District 1 |
Jim Tibbs (i) |
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District 1
Democratic primary
Republican primary
- ☑ Jim Tibbs (i)
District 3
Democratic primary
Republican primary
- ☐ Dave Case (i)
- ☐ Tom Morgan
- ☑ Sharon Ullman
Other county offices
General election
Ada County candidates |
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Republican |
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| Ada County Assessor |
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| Ada County Clerk |
Graham Carter (Independent) |
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| Ada County Treasurer |
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Primary election
Ada County candidates |
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| Ada County Assessor |
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| Ada County Clerk |
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| Ada County Treasurer |
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Highway District Commission
The filing deadline for candidates running for the Ada County Highway District was August 8, 2018.[1]
Ada County Highway District Commission candidates | |
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| District 3 |
Paul Woods (i) Mary May |
| District 4 |
Kent Goldthorpe (i) Christopher Campbell Dave Case Gary Schaeffer |
College of Western Idaho trustee
The filing deadline for candidates running for the board of trustees for the College of Western Idaho was September 4, 2018.[1][2]
Ada County College of Western Idaho candidates | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Trustee Zone 2 |
Molly Lenty Shane Ostermeier Erin Sorensen |
| Trustee Zone 4 |
Annie Pelletier Hightower |
Judicial
Fourth District Court
Magistrate division - retention elections
Ada County Fourth District Court Magistrate Division candidates (November 6, 2018) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Cawthon's seat |
James Cawthon (i) |
| Jurries' seat |
Jill Jurries (i) |
| Lojek's seat |
Michael Lojek (i) |
| McHenry's seat |
Lynnette McHenry (i) |
| Minder's seat |
Carolyn Minder (i) |
| Steckel's seat |
Daniel Steckel (i) |
District Courts - regular elections
Ada County Fourth District Court candidates (May 15, 2018) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Bail's seat |
Deborah Bail (i) |
| Baskin's seat |
Nancy Baskin (i) |
| Greenwood's seat |
Richard Greenwood (i) |
| Hippler's seat |
Steven Hippler (i) |
| Hoagland's seat |
Samuel A. Hoagland (i) |
| Medema's seat |
Jonathan Medema (i) |
| Moody's seat |
Melissa Moody (i) |
| Norton's seat |
Lynn Graham Norton (i) |
| Reardon's seat |
Michael Reardon (i) |
| Scott's seat |
Jason D. Scott (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2018
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Ada County, Idaho | ||
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| Ada County | Idaho | |
| Population | 392,365 | 1,567,582 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,052 | 82,644 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 90.5% | 90% |
| Black/African American | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.5% | 3.5% |
| Multiple | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.2% | 12.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95.2% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 38.5% | 27.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $66,293 | $55,785 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.8% | 13.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
No counties in Idaho are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Idaho with 59.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 27.5 percent. Independent candidate Evan McMullin received 6.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Idaho voted Republican 70 percent of the time and Democratic 30 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Idaho voted Republican all five times.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Idaho. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 4 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 13.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 4 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 17 points. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 31 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 38.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 31 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 39 points. Trump won three seats controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | |
| 1 | 33.87% | 62.34% | R+28.5 | 26.01% | 65.46% | R+39.5 | |
| 2 | 26.93% | 70.62% | R+43.7 | 20.64% | 71.95% | R+51.3 | |
| 3 | 29.14% | 68.14% | R+39 | 21.06% | 70.57% | R+49.5 | |
| 4 | 39.16% | 57.97% | R+18.8 | 32.30% | 58.13% | R+25.8 | |
| 5 | 45.88% | 49.34% | R+3.5 | 39.67% | 46.41% | R+6.7 | |
| 6 | 37.09% | 60.34% | R+23.3 | 27.14% | 63.35% | R+36.2 | |
| 7 | 30.10% | 66.90% | R+36.8 | 19.98% | 72.55% | R+52.6 | |
| 8 | 29.55% | 67.36% | R+37.8 | 21.50% | 69.20% | R+47.7 | |
| 9 | 25.68% | 71.70% | R+46 | 17.21% | 74.09% | R+56.9 | |
| 10 | 38.47% | 58.37% | R+19.9 | 29.81% | 58.12% | R+28.3 | |
| 11 | 23.55% | 73.82% | R+50.3 | 17.04% | 72.09% | R+55.1 | |
| 12 | 31.70% | 65.46% | R+33.8 | 24.33% | 62.75% | R+38.4 | |
| 13 | 30.45% | 66.85% | R+36.4 | 25.08% | 62.48% | R+37.4 | |
| 14 | 28.40% | 69.37% | R+41 | 25.20% | 62.69% | R+37.5 | |
| 15 | 40.27% | 56.38% | R+16.1 | 36.12% | 49.48% | R+13.4 | |
| 16 | 51.36% | 45.03% | D+6.3 | 47.20% | 39.26% | D+7.9 | |
| 17 | 54.87% | 40.25% | D+14.6 | 48.92% | 35.61% | D+13.3 | |
| 18 | 50.74% | 45.74% | D+5 | 49.32% | 37.45% | D+11.9 | |
| 19 | 62.17% | 34.02% | D+28.2 | 61.76% | 27.06% | D+34.7 | |
| 20 | 31.96% | 65.66% | R+33.7 | 27.79% | 57.58% | R+29.8 | |
| 21 | 33.56% | 63.72% | R+30.2 | 29.26% | 57.07% | R+27.8 | |
| 22 | 28.40% | 68.66% | R+40.3 | 21.33% | 65.07% | R+43.7 | |
| 23 | 27.41% | 69.63% | R+42.2 | 18.40% | 72.24% | R+53.8 | |
| 24 | 30.28% | 66.54% | R+36.3 | 24.58% | 61.74% | R+37.2 | |
| 25 | 23.52% | 73.82% | R+50.3 | 17.71% | 70.40% | R+52.7 | |
| 26 | 45.05% | 52.29% | R+7.2 | 42.82% | 47.54% | R+4.7 | |
| 27 | 16.19% | 81.96% | R+65.8 | 14.64% | 72.01% | R+57.4 | |
| 28 | 31.76% | 66.06% | R+34.3 | 25.38% | 57.30% | R+31.9 | |
| 29 | 43.30% | 53.10% | R+9.8 | 36.52% | 46.08% | R+9.6 | |
| 30 | 19.06% | 78.92% | R+59.9 | 17.63% | 62.15% | R+44.5 | |
| 31 | 21.71% | 76.35% | R+54.6 | 17.59% | 65.61% | R+48 | |
| 32 | 17.05% | 81.10% | R+64.1 | 17.13% | 65.98% | R+48.9 | |
| 33 | 30.56% | 66.37% | R+35.8 | 26.72% | 54.03% | R+27.3 | |
| 34 | 6.92% | 92.00% | R+85.1 | 8.01% | 59.90% | R+51.9 | |
| 35 | 12.96% | 85.32% | R+72.4 | 9.79% | 72.97% | R+63.2 | |
| Total | 32.62% | 64.53% | R+31.9 | 27.49% | 59.26% | R+31.8 | |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
| Ada County, Idaho | Idaho | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Idaho Votes, "Important Dates for Voters," accessed April 6, 2018
- ↑ College of Western Idaho, "Election Information," accessed August 17, 2018
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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