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Steve Yates
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May 15, 2018

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Steve Yates (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. He lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.

Yates is the former chair of the Republican Party of Idaho. He stepped down as chairman in April 2017.[1] He was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 30A of the Idaho House of Representatives.

Elections

2018

See also: Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho

Janice McGeachin defeated Kristin Collum in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Janice McGeachin
Janice McGeachin (R)
 
59.7
 
356,507
Image of Kristin Collum
Kristin Collum (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
240,355

Total votes: 596,862
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho

Kristin Collum defeated Jim Fabe in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kristin Collum
Kristin Collum Candidate Connection
 
88.2
 
52,417
Jim Fabe
 
11.8
 
6,987

Total votes: 59,404
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho

Janice McGeachin defeated Steve Yates, Marv Hagedorn, Robert Nonini, and Kelley Packer in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Janice McGeachin
Janice McGeachin
 
28.9
 
51,098
Image of Steve Yates
Steve Yates
 
27.3
 
48,269
Image of Marv Hagedorn
Marv Hagedorn
 
15.1
 
26,653
Image of Robert Nonini
Robert Nonini
 
15.0
 
26,556
Image of Kelley Packer
Kelley Packer
 
13.8
 
24,513

Total votes: 177,089
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2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Jeff Thompson defeated Steve Yates in the Republican primary and defeated David G. Hay (C) in the general election.[2][3][4]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 30A, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Thompson Incumbent 84% 9,262
     Constitution David G. Hay 16% 1,768
Total Votes 11,030
Idaho House of Representatives, District 30A Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Thompson Incumbent 51.1% 2,431
Steve Yates 48.9% 2,323
Total Votes 4,754

Republican Party of Idaho

Steve Yates was elected chair of the Republican Party of Idaho in August 2014. Yates was elected at the party's August 2014 state central committee meeting, two months after the June 2014 state convention failed to elect party officers. Under his leadership, the party maintained Republican majorities in the Idaho State Legislature, statewide elected offices, and the federal delegation during the 2014 election cycle.[5][6][7]

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