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Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2020)
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| 2020 Ada County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 13, 2020 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Commissioner seats 1 and 2, sheriff, and prosecutor |
| Total seats up: 24 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Ada County, Idaho, held general elections for commissioner seats 1 and 2, sheriff, and prosecutor on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 13, 2020. Ada County also held a general election for highway districts 1, 2, and 5, a general election for three college district seats, and a general retention election for 14 magistrate judges on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for these elections was August 5, 2020.
On March 30, 2020, Governor Brad Little (R) and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney (R) announced that Idaho's primary election would be conducted by mail. On March 24, 2020, the secretary of state announced the implementation of online absentee ballot application process, which can be accessed here. The primary date effectively changed from May 19, 2020, to June 2, 2020—the day on which ballots were due.[1]
Election procedure changes in 2020
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Idaho did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
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Elections
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County Commissioner
District 1
General election
General election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1
Ryan Davidson defeated incumbent Diana Lachiondo in the general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Davidson (R) | 51.2 | 128,121 | |
 | Diana Lachiondo (D) | 48.8 | 121,963 | |
| Total votes: 250,084 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Diana Lachiondo advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Lachiondo | 100.0 | 33,539 |
| Total votes: 33,539 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1
Ryan Davidson defeated Davidson Haworth in the Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Davidson | 60.8 | 24,253 | |
| Davidson Haworth | 39.2 | 15,665 | ||
| Total votes: 39,918 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Rod W. Beck defeated Bill Rutherford in the general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rod W. Beck (R) | 53.9 | 133,799 |
 | Bill Rutherford (D) | 46.1 | 114,464 | |
| Total votes: 248,263 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Bill Rutherford advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Rutherford | 100.0 | 31,502 |
| Total votes: 31,502 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Rod W. Beck defeated Mary McFarland, Teri Murrison, Kim Wickstrum, and Fred Rippee in the Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rod W. Beck | 47.9 | 20,165 |
| Mary McFarland | 18.7 | 7,886 | ||
| Teri Murrison | 18.5 | 7,777 | ||
| Kim Wickstrum | 8.6 | 3,612 | ||
| Fred Rippee | 6.4 | 2,683 | ||
| Total votes: 42,123 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Malloy (R)
County Sheriff
General election
General election for Ada County Sheriff
Incumbent Stephen Bartlett defeated Zachery Wagner in the general election for Ada County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Bartlett (R) | 61.4 | 152,295 |
| Zachery Wagner (D) | 38.6 | 95,891 | ||
| Total votes: 248,186 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Sheriff
Zachery Wagner advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Sheriff on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zachery Wagner (Write-in) | 100.0 | 955 | |
| Total votes: 955 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Sheriff
Incumbent Stephen Bartlett defeated Lisa Marie in the Republican primary for Ada County Sheriff on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Bartlett | 89.4 | 39,329 |
 | Lisa Marie | 10.6 | 4,678 | |
| Total votes: 44,007 | |||
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County Prosecuting Attorney
General election
General election for Ada County Prosecutor
Incumbent Jan Bennetts defeated Ron Twilegar in the general election for Ada County Prosecutor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jan Bennetts (R) | 58.6 | 145,334 |
 | Ron Twilegar (D) | 41.4 | 102,850 | |
| Total votes: 248,184 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Prosecutor
Ron Twilegar advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Prosecutor on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Twilegar | 100.0 | 30,479 |
| Total votes: 30,479 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Prosecutor
Incumbent Jan Bennetts advanced from the Republican primary for Ada County Prosecutor on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan Bennetts | 100.0 | 38,134 |
| Total votes: 38,134 | |||
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College Western Idaho
Zone 1
General election
Special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 1
Samantha Guerrero defeated incumbent C.A. Smyser in the special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Guerrero (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 139,836 | |
| C.A. Smyser (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 113,892 | ||
| Total votes: 253,728 | |||
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Zone 3
General election
General election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 3
April Baylon-Mendoza defeated incumbent Mary Niland in the general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | April Baylon-Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 124,140 | |
| Mary Niland (Nonpartisan) | 48.6 | 117,464 | ||
| Total votes: 241,604 | |||
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Zone 5
General election
General election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 5
Cherie Buckner-Webb won election in the general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cherie Buckner-Webb (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 233,042 |
| Total votes: 233,042 | |||
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County Highway District
District 1
General election
General election for Ada County Highway District 1
Incumbent Jim Hansen defeated Kara Veit in the general election for Ada County Highway District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Hansen (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 21,653 |
 | Kara Veit (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 18,299 | |
| Total votes: 39,952 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for Ada County Highway District 2
Alexis Pickering defeated incumbent Rebecca Arnold in the general election for Ada County Highway District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alexis Pickering (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 15,745 | |
| Rebecca Arnold (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 15,741 | ||
| Total votes: 31,486 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Ada County Highway District 5
Dave McKinney defeated Emilie Jackson-Edney in the general election for Ada County Highway District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave McKinney (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 26,924 | |
| Emilie Jackson-Edney (Nonpartisan) | 39.5 | 17,606 | ||
| Total votes: 44,530 | |||
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Judicial
Magistrate Court retention election
Ada County Fourth District Court Magistrate Division retention election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Bailey's seat |
 Ransom Bailey (i) |
| Bieter's seat |
Christopher Bieter (i) |
| Dale's seat |
Kira Dale (i) |
| Ellis' seat |
Andrew Ellis (i) |
| Fortier's seat |
Laurie Fortier (i) |
| Gardunia's seat |
Theresa Gardunia (i) |
| Hawley's seat |
John Hawley Jr. (i) |
| Kibodeaux's seat |
Joanne M. Kibodeaux (i) |
| MacGregor Irby's seat |
Cathleen MacGregor Irby (i) |
| Manweiler's seat |
David Manweiler (i) |
| McDevitt's seat |
Annie McDevitt (i) |
| Oths' seat |
Michael Oths (i) |
| Walker's seat |
Diane M. Walker (i) |
| Watkins' seat |
Thomas Watkins (i) |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2020
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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 | 494,967 | 1,839,106 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,052 | 82,644 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 89.4% | 88.4% |
| Black/African American | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95.3% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 40.1% | 28.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $69,952 | $58,915 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 11.9% |
| 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. | ||
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.[2][3]
| 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
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’The Office of the Governor,’’ “Proclamation,” accessed April 24, 2020
- ↑ 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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