Idaho gubernatorial election, 1994
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1994 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994 to select the governor of the U.S. state of Idaho. Cecil D. Andrus, the Democratic incumbent, chose not to seek reelection after a total of 14 years in office. Former state senator and Republican Party chair Phil Batt engineered a come-from-behind victory to defeat Democratic Attorney General Larry EchoHawk. Batt's victory put the Idaho statehouse in Republican hands for the first time since 1970.
Contents
Republican Primary
Candidates
- Phil Batt, former Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
- Larry Eastland
- Chuck Winder, naval aviator
- Doug Dorn
Results
| Republican primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phil Batt | 57,066 | 48.00 | |
| Republican | Larry Eastland | 38,664 | 32.52 | |
| Republican | Chuck Winder | 16,063 | 13.51 | |
| Republican | Doug Dorn | 7,098 | 5.97 | |
| Total votes | 118,891 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic Primary
Candidates
- Larry EchoHawk, Attorney General of Idaho
- Ron Beitelspacher, Idaho State Senator
- David W. Sheperd
Results
| Democratic Primary results[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Larry EchoHawk | 42,661 | 73.81 | |
| Democratic | Ron Beitelspacher | 12,377 | 21.41 | |
| Democratic | David W. Sheperd | 2,759 | 4.77 | |
| Total votes | 57,797 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Campaign
Although at first many thought EchoHawk 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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Batt | 216,123 | 52.29% | +20.49% | |
| Democratic | Larry EchoHawk | 181,363 | 43.88% | -24.33% | |
| Independent | Ronald D. Rankin | 15,793 | 3.82% | ||
| Write-ins | 67 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 34,760 | 8.41% | -28.00% | ||
| Turnout | 419,330 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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| Preceded by | Idaho gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1998 |
