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Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2022)
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| 2022 Ada County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 17, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Assessor, clerk, coroner, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, highway district board, community college board, conservation district board, and district court magistrate judges |
| Total seats up: 30 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
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Ada County, Idaho, held general elections for assessor, clerk, coroner, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, highway district board, community college board, conservation district board, and district court magistrate judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
- County assessor
- County clerk
- County coroner
- County sheriff
- County treasurer
- County commission
- Special districts
- Judicial
County assessor
General election
General election for Ada County Assessor
Rebecca Arnold defeated Erik Berg in the general election for Ada County Assessor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Arnold (R) | 58.7 | 103,141 | |
| Erik Berg (D) | 41.3 | 72,505 | ||
| Total votes: 175,646 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laurie Barrera (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Assessor
Laurie Barrera advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Assessor on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurie Barrera | 100.0 | 12,496 | |
| Total votes: 12,496 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Assessor
Rebecca Arnold defeated Dave Litster, Ron DeRoest, and Brad Bolicek in the Republican primary for Ada County Assessor on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Arnold | 35.1 | 21,080 | |
| Dave Litster | 31.3 | 18,816 | ||
| Ron DeRoest | 20.0 | 12,000 | ||
| Brad Bolicek | 13.7 | 8,234 | ||
| Total votes: 60,130 | |||
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County clerk
General election
General election for Ada County Clerk
Trent Tripple won election in the general election for Ada County Clerk on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trent Tripple (R) | 100.0 | 124,287 | |
| Total votes: 124,287 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Clerk
Trent Tripple advanced from the Republican primary for Ada County Clerk on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trent Tripple | 100.0 | 47,318 | |
| Total votes: 47,318 | |||
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County coroner
General election
General election for Ada County Coroner
Rich Riffle defeated incumbent Dotti Owens in the general election for Ada County Coroner on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rich Riffle (R) | 50.2 | 88,158 |
 | Dotti Owens (D) | 49.8 | 87,363 | |
| Total votes: 175,521 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Coroner
Incumbent Dotti Owens advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Coroner on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dotti Owens | 100.0 | 12,826 |
| Total votes: 12,826 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Coroner
Rich Riffle defeated Cheri Durst in the Republican primary for Ada County Coroner on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Riffle | 52.3 | 29,519 |
| Cheri Durst | 47.7 | 26,930 | ||
| Total votes: 56,449 | |||
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County sheriff
General election
Special general election for Ada County Sheriff
Incumbent Matthew Clifford defeated Victor McCraw in the special general election for Ada County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Clifford (R) | 58.8 | 105,042 |
| Victor McCraw (D) | 41.2 | 73,461 | ||
| Total votes: 178,503 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Ada County Sheriff
Victor McCraw advanced from the special Democratic primary for Ada County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Victor McCraw | 100.0 | 12,799 | |
| Total votes: 12,799 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Ada County Sheriff
Incumbent Matthew Clifford defeated Doug Traubel in the special Republican primary for Ada County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Clifford | 65.6 | 41,151 |
 | Doug Traubel | 34.4 | 21,623 | |
| Total votes: 62,774 | |||
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County treasurer
General election
General election for Ada County Treasurer
Incumbent Elizabeth Mahn won election in the general election for Ada County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Mahn (R) | 100.0 | 124,370 |
| Total votes: 124,370 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Treasurer
Incumbent Elizabeth Mahn advanced from the Republican primary for Ada County Treasurer on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Mahn | 100.0 | 47,320 |
| Total votes: 47,320 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Melissa Farris (R)
County commission
District 2
General election
General election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Rod W. Beck defeated Stan Ridgeway in the general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rod W. Beck (R) | 54.4 | 97,360 |
| Stan Ridgeway (D) | 45.6 | 81,738 | ||
| Total votes: 179,098 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Stan Ridgeway advanced from the Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stan Ridgeway | 100.0 | 13,012 | |
| Total votes: 13,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Rod W. Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rod W. Beck | 100.0 | 48,170 |
| Total votes: 48,170 | |||
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District 3
General election
Special general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3
Tom E. Dayley defeated Patricia Nilsson and Anthony Jones in the special general election for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom E. Dayley (R) | 51.8 | 92,251 |
| Patricia Nilsson (D) | 43.3 | 77,127 | ||
 | Anthony Jones (Independent) | 4.8 | 8,628 | |
| Total votes: 178,006 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3
Patricia Nilsson advanced from the special Democratic primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Nilsson | 100.0 | 13,052 | |
| Total votes: 13,052 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lisa Shultz (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3
Tom E. Dayley defeated Sharon Ullman and Dawn Retzlaff in the special Republican primary for Ada County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom E. Dayley | 38.1 | 23,084 |
 | Sharon Ullman | 36.3 | 22,005 | |
| Dawn Retzlaff | 25.6 | 15,517 | ||
| Total votes: 60,606 | |||
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Special districts
Ada County Highway District
District 3
General election
General election for Ada County Highway District 3
Miranda Gold defeated incumbent Mary May and Payton Khan in the general election for Ada County Highway District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Miranda Gold (Nonpartisan) | 50.1 | 18,413 |
| Mary May (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 16,860 | ||
| Payton Khan (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 1,501 | ||
| Total votes: 36,774 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Ada County Highway District 4
Incumbent Kent Goldthorpe defeated Neil Durrant in the general election for Ada County Highway District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent Goldthorpe (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 13,389 | |
| Neil Durrant (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 12,242 | ||
| Total votes: 25,631 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dave Case (Nonpartisan)
Ada Soil & Water Conservation District
General election
The general election was canceled. Glen Edwards (Nonpartisan), Mike Pellant (Nonpartisan), and John Foster (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
College of Western Idaho Board of Trustees
District 1
General election
Special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 1
Nicole Bradshaw defeated Alisha Hickman in the special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicole Bradshaw (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 105,485 | |
| Alisha Hickman (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 58,754 | ||
| Total votes: 164,239 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 2
Incumbent Molly Lenty defeated Ryan Spoon and Gordon Simpson in the general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Molly Lenty (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 85,238 | |
| Ryan Spoon (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 41,705 | ||
| Gordon Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 36,660 | ||
| Total votes: 163,603 | |||
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District 3
General election
Special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 3
Incumbent Jim Reames defeated Jan Allan Zarr in the special general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Reames (Nonpartisan) | 57.4 | 92,609 | |
| Jan Allan Zarr (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 68,778 | ||
| Total votes: 161,387 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 4
Incumbent Annie Pelletier Hightower defeated Thad Butterworth in the general election for College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Annie Pelletier Hightower (Nonpartisan) | 62.8 | 102,089 | |
 | Thad Butterworth (Nonpartisan) | 37.2 | 60,546 | |
| Total votes: 162,635 | |||
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Judicial
District Court
Ada County Fourth District Court candidates (May 17, 2022) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Barton's seat |
 Peter Barton (i) |
| Baskin's seat |
Nancy Baskin (i) |
| Cawthon's seat |
James Cawthon (i) |
| Hippler's seat |
Steven Hippler (i) |
| Hoagland's seat |
Samuel A. Hoagland (i) |
| Medema's seat |
Jonathan Medema (i) |
| Miller's seat |
Patrick Miller (i) |
| Norton's seat |
Lynn Graham Norton (i) |
| Reardon's seat |
Michael Reardon (i) |
| Scott's seat |
Jason D. Scott (i) |
| Yee-Wallace's seat |
Cynthia Yee-Wallace (i) |
Magistrate Court
Ada County Fourth District Court Magistrate candidates (November 8, 2022) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Alidjani's seat |
Fafa Alidjani (i) |
| Jurries' seat |
Jill Jurries (i) |
| Kimball's seat |
Adam Kimball (i) |
| Lojek's seat |
Michael Lojek (i) |
| Tollefson's seat |
Theodore Tollefson (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 2022
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022
- Idaho Controller election, 2022
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022
- Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Idaho Treasurer election, 2022
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Idaho Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Idaho intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
September 6, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 2022
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022
- Idaho Controller election, 2022
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022
- Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Idaho Treasurer election, 2022
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Idaho Advisory Ballot, Income and Corporate Tax Changes and Education Funding Question (2022)
- Idaho Constitutional Amendment SJR 102, Legislative Authority to Call a Special Session Amendment (2022)
- Idaho Proposition 1, Income Tax Increases for Education Funding Initiative (2022)
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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. | ||
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