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2016 United States Senate election in Idaho
The 2016 United States Senate election in Idaho was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Idaho, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held May 17.
Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Crapo won re-election to a fourth term in office.
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Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. Senator
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Russ Fulcher, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2014
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Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative
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Mike Simpson, U.S. Representative
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 119,633 | 100.00% | |
| 119,633 | 100.00% |
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Jerry Sturgill, businessman
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Richard H. Stallings, former U.S. Representative, former chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1992
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Larry LaRocco, former U.S. Representative, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006 and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008
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Walt Minnick, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 26,471 | 100.00% | |
| 26,471 | 100.00% |
- Pro-Life (formerly known as Marvin Richardson), organic strawberry farmer, anti-abortion activist and perennial candidate
- Ray Writz
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution | 131 | 59.5% | |
| Constitution | 89 | 40.5% | |
| 220 | 100.0% |
- Timothy Raty, paralegal and 2004 Libertarian State House candidate
| Dates | Location | Crapo | Sturgill | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2016 | Boise, Idaho | Participant | Participant |
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Margin oferror | MikeCrapo (R) | JerrySturgill (D) | RayWritz (C) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 612 | ± 4.6% | 58% | 39% | — | — | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 557 | ± 4.6% | 58% | 36% | — | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 498 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 35% | — | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 442 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 34% | — | — | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 394 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 32% | — | — | 7% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 447 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 34% | — | — | 5% |
| Emerson College | October 21–23, 2016 | 1,023 | ± 3.0% | 57% | 24% | — | 12% | 7% |
| Dan Jones & Associates | August 18–31, 2016 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 57% | 20% | 4% | 4% | 15% |
| Dan Jones & Associates | July 5–16, 2016 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 57% | 20% | 4% | 4% | 15% |
| Lake Research Partners | July 5–10, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 37% | 35% | 2% | — | 25% |
| Dan Jones & Associates | May 18–June 4, 2016 | 603 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 25% | 7% | 9% | 10% |
| Dan Jones & Associates | April 8–19, 2016 | 603 | ± 4.0% | 53% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 20% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
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| Republican | 449,017 | 66.13% | −5.06% | |
| Democratic | 188,249 | 27.73% | +2.80% | |
| Constitution | 41,677 | 6.14% | +2.26% | |
| 678,943 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
- Blaine (largest municipality: Hailey)
Crapo won both congressional districts.
| District | Crapo | Sturgill | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69% | 25% | Raúl Labrador | |
| 63% | 30% | Mike Simpson |
Official campaign websites
- Mike Crapo (R) for Senate
- Jerry Sturgill (D) for Senate
- Ray Writz (C) for Senate
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