Primary preview: Idaho state executive elections, 2014
May 19, 2014
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Boise, Idaho: Seven state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Idaho.
Five of the seven total incumbents are seeking re-election to their posts this election cycle. They are: Gov. Butch Otter, Lt. Gov. Brad Little, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Treasurer Ron Crane and Controller Brandon Woolf. The remaining two officers, three term Secretary of State Ben Ysursa and two term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, are retiring from their respective offices when their current terms expire next January.[1][2][3][4][5]
On May 20, voters will nominate candidates in eight contested primary races - six Republican and two Democratic - to send to the general election. Winners will join the unopposed major party candidates and third party candidates on the November 4 ballot.[5]
Idaho has a mixed primary system, wherein the Republican primary is closed to registered members of the party and while the Democratic primary is open to everyone. Recently, the state has introduced a new election law that addresses its vast population of unaffiliated voters - that is, qualified electors not already registered with the Democratic, Constitution or Libertarian Party - who have historically been excluded from participating in the closed GOP primaries. A reported 59% of Idaho voters currently fall under this unaffiliated category and are now permitted to affiliate at the polls and vote. All seven state-row seats are current held by Republicans; This new primary rule is unlikely to cause the GOP to lose control over the state's executive branch.[6]
Below, Ballotpedia has put together a preview of those upcoming elections.[7]
Idaho Governor
- See also: Idaho Gubernatorial election, 2014
Republican Primary
Butch Otter - Incumbent- Walt Bayes
- Harley D. Brown
- Russell Fulcher
Democratic Primary
General Election Candidates
Idaho Lieutenant Governor
Republican Primary
- Brad Little - Incumbent
- Jim Chmelik
General Election Candidates
Idaho Secretary of State
- See also: Idaho secretary of state election, 2014
The seat is open in 2014 due to the retirement of three term incumbent Secretary of State Ben Ysursa (R).
Republican Primary
General Election Candidates
Idaho Attorney General
- See also: Idaho attorney general election, 2014
Republican Primary
- Lawrence Wasden - Incumbent
- C.T. "Chris" Troupis
General Election Candidates
Idaho Treasurer
Democratic Primary
General Election Candidates
- Ron Crane - Incumbent
Idaho Controller
Republican Primary
- Brandon Woolf - Incumbent
- Todd Hatfield
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
This seat is open in 2014 due to the retirement of two term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna (R).
Republican Primary
General Election Candidates
See also
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- Idaho elections, 2014
- Idaho Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Idaho Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Idaho attorney general election, 2014
- Idaho secretary of state election, 2014
- Idaho down ballot state executive elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ The Spokesman Review, "Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa to retire in 2015," November 9, 2013
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Ysursa won't run for re-election as Idaho secretary of state," November 8, 2013
- ↑ State EdWatch, "Idaho K-12 Chief Tom Luna Announces He Won't Seek Another Term in 2014," January 27, 2014
- ↑ The Idaho Spokesman, "Idaho schools chief Tom Luna won't seek re-election," January 28, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Idaho Secretary of State, "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2014," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Candidates enter Idaho’s May 20 primary," March 15, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2014 Official Primary Candidate List," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State - Elections, Campaign Disclosure and Lobbyists, "2014 Idaho Primary and General Election Calendar," accessed January 3, 2014
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