1994 Idaho gubernatorial election
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Republican primary
Lieutenant governor Butch Otter was considered a likely candidate for governor, but decided to run for re-election in 1994 after being arrested for driving under the influence in August 1992. Otter went on to be elected governor in 2006, though he publicly admitted that the incident could have ended his political career.[1][2] Batt was the Republican nominee twelve years earlier, but narrowly lost to incumbent John Evans.
Candidates
- Phil Batt, former lieutenant governor
- Larry Eastland
- Chuck Winder, naval aviator
- Doug Dorn
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Phil Batt | Script error: No such module "string". | 48.00 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Larry Eastland | Script error: No such module "string". | 32.52 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Chuck Winder | Script error: No such module "string". | 13.51 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Doug Dorn | Script error: No such module "string". | 5.97 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Democratic primary
The statewide primary was held on May 24, 1994.[4]
Candidates
- Larry Echo Hawk, Attorney General of Idaho
- Ron Beitelspacher, Idaho State Senator
- David W. Sheperd
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Larry Echo Hawk | Script error: No such module "string". | 73.81 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ron Beitelspacher | Script error: No such module "string". | 21.41 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David W. Sheperd | Script error: No such module "string". | 4.77 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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General election
Campaign
Although at first many thought Echo Hawk would win the election and become the first Native American governor in the United States, Batt prevailed with an aggressive campaign and with the help of a Republican tide that was especially powerful in Idaho in 1994, snapping a streak of 28 years of Democratic victories.
Results
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Larry Echo Hawk | 181,363 | 43.88 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ronald D. Rankin | 15,793 | 3.82 | ||
| Write-ins | 67 | 0.02 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Majority | 34,760 | 8.41 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 419,330 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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See also
References
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External links
| Preceded by 1990 |
Idaho gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1998 |