The following table indicates the: parties of elected officials in the——U.S. state of Idaho:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the "state's electoral votes."
The parties are as follows: Democratic (D), Democratic–Populist fusion (D/P), Democratic–Populist–Silver Republican fusion (D/P/SR), Democratic–Silver Republican fusion (D/SR), Independent (I), Populist (P), Republican (R), Socialist (S), Silver Republican (SR), and a tie/coalition within a group of elected officials.
1863–1890※
1890–1974※
Year |
Executive offices |
State Legislature |
United States Congress |
Electoral votes
|
Governor |
Lt. Gov. |
Sec. of State |
Atty. Gen. |
Auditor/ Controller |
Treasurer |
Supt. of Pub. Inst. |
Insp. Mines |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. Senator (Class III) |
U.S. House District 1 |
U.S. House District 2
|
1890
|
George L. Shoup (R)
|
N. B. Willey (R)
|
A. J. Pinkham (R)
|
George H. Roberts (R)
|
Silas W. Moody (R)
|
Frank R. Coffin (R)
|
Joseph Harroun (R)
|
no such office
|
14R, 4D
|
31R, 5D
|
vacant
|
William J. McConnell (R)
|
Willis Sweet (R)
|
|
1891
|
N. B. Willey (R)
|
John S. Gray (R)
|
George L. Shoup (R)
|
Fred Dubois (R)
|
1892
|
Weaver/ Field (Pop) N
|
1893
|
William J. McConnell (R)
|
F. B. Willis (R)
|
J. F. Curtis (R)
|
George M. Parsons (R)
|
Frank C. Ramsey (R)
|
W. C. Hill (R)
|
B. B. Lower (R)
|
William S. Haskins
|
8D, "6R," 4Pop
|
20R, 9D, 7Pop
|
1894
|
1895
|
F. J. Mills (R)
|
I. W. Garrett (R)
|
Charles Bunting (R)
|
C. A. Foresman (R)
|
E. H. Dewey (R)
|
10R, 5Pop, 2D, 1I
|
25R, 8Pop, 1D, 1I
|
Edgar Wilson (R)
|
1896
|
Fred Dubois (SvR)
|
Bryan/ Sewall (D/SvR) N
|
1897
|
Frank Steunenberg (D/Pop)
|
George F. Moore (D/Pop)
|
George Lewis (D/Pop)
|
Robert E. McFarland (D/Pop)
|
James H. Anderson (D/Pop)
|
George H. Storer (D/Pop)
|
Louis Anderson (D/Pop)
|
Benjamin Hastings (D/Pop)
|
7D, 7Pop, 7R
|
17R, 16Pop, 15D
|
Henry Heitfeld (D/Pop)
|
James Gunn (Pop)
|
1898
|
1899
|
J. H. Hutchinson (D/SvR)
|
M. A. Patrie (R)
|
S. H. Hays (D)
|
Bartlett Sinclair (D)
|
L. C. Rice (D/Pop/SvR)
|
Permeal J. French (D)
|
Jay A. Czizek (D/SvR)
|
9R, 7D/Pop/SvR, 3D, 2P
|
17D/Pop/SvR, 14D, 12R, 6Pop
|
Edgar Wilson (SvR)
|
1900
|
Bryan/ Stevenson (D) N
|
1901
|
Frank W. Hunt (D)
|
Thomas F. Terrell (D)
|
Charles Bassett (D/SvR)
|
Frank Martin (D)
|
E. W. Jones (D/SvR)
|
J. J. Plummer (D)
|
Martin Jacobs (D/Pop/SvR)
|
10D, 7R, 3Pop, 1SvR
|
20R, 16D, 7SvR, 6Pop
|
Fred Dubois (SvR)
|
Thomas L. Glenn (Pop)
|
1902
|
Fred Dubois (D)
|
1903
|
John T. Morrison (R)
|
James M. Stevens (R)
|
Will H. Gibson (R)
|
John A. Bagley (R)
|
Theo Turner (R)
|
Henry C. Coffin (R)
|
May L. Scott (R)
|
Robert N. Bell (R)
|
14R, 6D, 1I
|
36R, 13D
|
Weldon B. Heyburn (R)
|
Burton L. French (R)
|
1904
|
Roosevelt/ Fairbanks (R) Y
|
1905
|
Frank R. Gooding (R)
|
Burpee L. Steeves (R)
|
John Guheen (R)
|
Robert S. Bragaw (R)
|
19R, 2D
|
48R, 2D
|
1906
|
1907
|
Ezra A. Burrell (R)
|
Robert Lansdon (R)
|
C. A. Hastings (R)
|
S. Belle Chamberlain (R)
|
15R, 6D
|
38R, 12D, 1I
|
William Borah (R)
|
1908
|
Taft/ Sherman (R) Y
|
1909
|
James H. Brady (R)
|
Lewis H. Sweetser (R)
|
D. C. McDougall (R)
|
S. D. Taylor (R)
|
F. Cushing Moore (R)
|
13R, 10D
|
44R, 9D
|
Thomas R. Hamer (R)
|
1910
|
1911
|
James H. Hawley (D)
|
Wilford L. Gifford (R)
|
O. V. Allen (R)
|
Grace M. Shepherd (R)
|
Robert N. Bell (R)
|
14R, 9D
|
34R, 25D
|
Burton L. French (R)
|
1912
|
Kirtland I. Perky (D)
|
Wilson/ Marshall (D) Y
|
1913
|
John M. Haines (R)
|
Herman H. Taylor (R)
|
Joseph H. Peterson (R)
|
Fred L. Huston (R)
|
21R, 3D
|
56R, 4D
|
James H. Brady (R)
|
Burton L. French (R)
|
Addison T. Smith (R)
|
1914
|
E. H. Dewey (R)
|
1915
|
Moses Alexander (D)
|
George R. Barker (R)
|
John W. Eagleson (R)
|
Bernice McCoy (R)
|
19R, 11D, 2Prog, 1Soc
|
32R, 28D, 1Prog
|
Robert M. McCracken (R)
|
1916
|
1917
|
Ernest L. Parker (D)
|
William T. Dougherty (D)
|
T. A. Walters (D)
|
Clarence Van Deusen (D)
|
Ethel E. Redfield (R)
|
21D, 16R
|
36D, 29R
|
Burton L. French (R)
|
1918
|
John F. Nugent (D)
|
1919
|
D. W. Davis (R)
|
Charles C. Moore (R)
|
Robert O. Jones (R)
|
Roy L. Black (R)
|
Edward G. Gallett (R)
|
29R, 12D
|
46R, 18D
|
Burton L. French (R)
|
Addison T. Smith (R)
|
1920
|
Harding/ Coolidge (R) Y
|
1921
|
Daniel F. Banks (R)
|
Stewart Campbell (R)
|
39R, 5D
|
51R, 3D
|
Frank R. Gooding (R)
|
1922
|
1923
|
Charles C. Moore (R)
|
H. C. Baldridge (R)
|
F. A. Jeter (R)
|
A. H. Conner (R)
|
Elizabeth Russum (R)
|
25R, 14D, 5Prog
|
37R, 22D, 6Prog
|
1924
|
Coolidge/ Dawes (R) Y
|
1925
|
32R, 7Prog, 5D
|
45R, 12Prog, 5D
|
1926
|
1927
|
H. C. Baldridge (R)
|
O. E. Hailey (R)
|
Fred E. Lukens (R)
|
Frank L. Stephan (R)
|
Byron Defenbach (R)
|
Mabelle McConnell Lyman (R)
|
29R, 11D, 4Prog
|
52R, 8Prog, 7D, 1I
|
1928
|
John Thomas (R)
|
Hoover/ Curtis (R) Y
|
1929
|
W. B. Kinne
|
W. D. Gillis (R)
|
Myrtle R. Davis (R)
|
32R, 12D
|
50R, 9D
|
O. E. Hailey (R)
|
1930
|
1931
|
C. Ben Ross (D)
|
G. P. Mix (D)
|
Fred J. Babcock (R)
|
George Barrett (R)
|
23R, 21D
|
43R, 27D
|
1932
|
Roosevelt/ Garner (D) Y
|
1933
|
George Hill (D)
|
Franklin Girard (D)
|
Bert H. Miller (D)
|
Harry C. Parsons (D)
|
Myrtle P. Enking (D)
|
John W. Condie (D)
|
W. H. Simons (D)
|
35D, 9R
|
59D, 4R
|
James P. Pope (D)
|
Compton I. White (D)
|
Thomas C. Coffin (D)
|
1934
|
1935
|
G. P. Mix (D)
|
Arthur Campbell (D)
|
36D, 8R
|
53D, 6R
|
D. Worth Clark (D)
|
1936
|
1937
|
Barzilla W. Clark (D)
|
Charles C. Gossett (D)
|
Ira H. Masters (D)
|
J. W. Taylor (D)
|
33D, 11R
|
50D, 9R
|
1938
|
1939
|
C. A. Bottolfsen (R)
|
Donald S. Whitehead (R)
|
George H. Curtis (D)
|
Calvin E. Wright (D)
|
27R, 17D
|
39R, 20D
|
D. Worth Clark (D)
|
Henry Dworshak (R)
|
1940
|
John Thomas (R)
|
Roosevelt/ Wallace (D) Y
|
1941
|
Chase A. Clark (D)
|
Charles C. Gossett (D)
|
Bert H. Miller (D)
|
C. E. Roberts (D)
|
23D, 21R
|
38D, 21R
|
1942
|
1943
|
C. A. Bottolfsen (R)
|
Edwin Nelson (R)
|
31R, 13D
|
32R, 27D
|
1944
|
Acel H. Chatburn (R)
|
Roosevelt/ Truman (D) Y
|
1945
|
Charles C. Gossett (D)
|
Arnold Williams (D)
|
Ira H. Masters (D)
|
Frank Langley (D)
|
Ernest G. Hansen (D)
|
Ruth G. Moon (D)
|
G. C. Sullivan (D)
|
24R, 20D
|
30R, 29D
|
Glen H. Taylor (D)
|
Arnold Williams (D)
|
A. R. McCabe (D)
|
Charles C. Gossett (D)
|
1946
|
Henry Dworshak (R)
|
1947
|
C. A. Robins (R)
|
Donald S. Whitehead (R)
|
Cy Price (R)
|
Robert Ailshie (R)
|
N. P. Nielson (R)
|
Lela D. Painter (R)
|
Alton B. Jones (R)
|
George A. McDowell (R)
|
31R, 13D
|
42R, 17D
|
Abe Goff (R)
|
John C. Sanborn (R)
|
Robert E. Smylie (R)
|
1948
|
Truman/ Barkley (D) Y
|
1949
|
24D, 20R
|
35R, 24D
|
Bert H. Miller (D)
|
Compton I. White (D)
|
1950
|
Henry Dworshak (R)
|
1951
|
Leonard B. Jordan (R)
|
Edson H. Deal (R)
|
Ira H. Masters (D)
|
29R, 15D
|
36R, 23D
|
Herman Welker (R)
|
John Travers Wood (R)
|
Hamer H. Budge (R)
|
1952
|
Margaret Gilbert (R)
|
Eisenhower/ Nixon (R) Y
|
1953
|
33R, 11D
|
45R, 14D
|
Gracie Pfost (D)
|
1954
|
1955
|
Robert E. Smylie (R)
|
J. Berkeley Larsen (R)
|
Graydon W. Smith (R)
|
Ruth G. Moon (D)
|
24R, 20D
|
36R, 23D
|
1956
|
James H. Young (R)
|
1957
|
Rulon A. Swensen (R)
|
25D, 19R
|
32R, 27D
|
Frank Church (D)
|
1958
|
O. T. Hansen (R)
|
1959
|
W. E. Drevlow (D)
|
Arnold Williams (D)
|
Frank L. Benson (D)
|
Joe R. Williams (D)
|
Rulon A. Swensen (R)
|
D. F. Engelking (D)
|
George D. Fletcher (D)
|
27D, 17R
|
35D, 24R
|
1960
|
Nixon/ Lodge (R) N
|
1961
|
23R, 21D
|
31R, 28D
|
Ralph R. Harding (D)
|
1962
|
Leonard B. Jordan (R)
|
1963
|
Allan Shepard (R)
|
Marjorie Ruth Moon (D)
|
O. T. Hansen
|
34R, 29D
|
Compton I. White Jr. (D)
|
1964
|
Johnson/ Humphrey (D) Y
|
1965
|
25R, 19D
|
42R, 37D
|
George V. Hansen (R)
|
1966
|
Louis E. Clapp (D)
|
1967
|
Don Samuelson (R)
|
Jack M. Murphy (R)
|
Edson H. Deal (R)
|
22R, 13D
|
38R, 32D
|
Jim McClure (R)
|
Pete Cenarrusa (R)
|
1968
|
Nixon/ Agnew (R) Y
|
1969
|
Robert M. Robson (R)
|
20R, 15D
|
Orval H. Hansen (R)
|
1970
|
1971
|
Cecil Andrus (D)
|
W. Anthony Park (D)
|
W. Carl Griner
|
19R, 16D
|
41R, 29D
|
1972
|
1973
|
23R, 12D
|
51R, 19D
|
Jim McClure (R)
|
Steve Symms (R)
|
1974
|
office abolished
|
1975–present※
Year |
Executive offices |
State Legislature |
United States Congress |
Electoral votes
|
Governor |
Lt. Governor |
Sec. of State |
Atty. Gen. |
Auditor/ Controller |
Treasurer |
Supt. of Pub. Inst. |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. Senator (Class III) |
U.S. House District 1 |
U.S. House District 2
|
1975
|
Cecil Andrus (D)
|
John Evans (D)
|
Pete Cenarrusa (R)
|
Wayne L. Kidwell (R)
|
Joe R. Williams (D)
|
Marjorie Ruth Moon (D)
|
Roy F. Truby (D)
|
21R, 14D
|
43R, 27D
|
Jim McClure (R)
|
Frank Church (D)
|
Steve Symms (R)
|
George V. Hansen (R)
|
|
1976
|
Gerald Ford/ Bob Dole (R) N
|
1977
|
20R, 15D
|
48R, 22D
|
John Evans (D)
|
William J. Murphy (D)
|
1978
|
1979
|
Phil Batt (R)
|
David H. Leroy (R)
|
Jerry L. Evans (R)
|
19R, 16D
|
50R, 20D
|
1980
|
Ronald Reagan/ George H. W. Bush (R) Y
|
1981
|
23R, 12D
|
56R, 14D
|
Steve Symms (R)
|
Larry Craig (R)
|
1982
|
1983
|
David H. Leroy (R)
|
Jim Jones (R)
|
21R, 14D
|
51R, 19D
|
1984
|
1985
|
28R, 14D
|
67R, 17D
|
Richard H. Stallings (D)
|
1986
|
1987
|
Cecil Andrus (D)
|
Butch Otter (R)
|
Lydia Justice-Edwards (R)
|
26R, 16D
|
64R, 20D
|
1988
|
George H. W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R) Y
|
1989
|
23R, 19D
|
J. D. Williams (D)
|
1990
|
1991
|
Larry Echo Hawk (D)
|
21R, 21D
|
56R, 28D
|
Larry Craig (R)
|
Larry LaRocco (D)
|
1992
|
George H. W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R) N
|
1993
|
23R, 12D
|
50R, 20D
|
Dirk Kempthorne (R)
|
Mike Crapo (R)
|
1994
|
1995
|
Phil Batt (R)
|
Alan Lance (R)
|
Anne C. Fox (R)
|
27R, 8D
|
57R, 13D
|
Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R)
|
1996
|
Bob Dole/ Jack Kemp (R) N
|
1997
|
30R, 5D
|
59R, 11D
|
1998
|
1999
|
Dirk Kempthorne (R)
|
Ron Crane (R)
|
Marilyn Howard (D)
|
31R, 4D
|
58R, 12D
|
Mike Crapo (R)
|
Mike Simpson (R)
|
2000
|
George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney (R) Y
|
2001
|
Jack Riggs (R)
|
32R, 3D
|
61R, 9D
|
Butch Otter (R)
|
2002
|
Keith Johnson (R)
|
2003
|
Jim Risch (R)
|
Ben Ysursa (R)
|
Lawrence Wasden (R)
|
28R, 7D
|
54R, 16D
|
2004
|
2005
|
57R, 13D
|
2006
|
Jim Risch (R)
|
Mark Ricks (R)
|
2007
|
Butch Otter (R)
|
Jim Risch (R)
|
Donna Jones (R)
|
Tom Luna (R)
|
51R, 19D
|
Bill Sali (R)
|
2008
|
John McCain/ Sarah Palin (R) N
|
2009
|
Brad Little (R)
|
52R, 18D
|
Jim Risch (R)
|
Walt Minnick (D)
|
2010
|
2011
|
57R, 13D
|
Raúl Labrador (R)
|
2012
|
Mitt Romney/ Paul Ryan (R) N
|
2013
|
Brandon Woolf (R)
|
2014
|
2015
|
Lawerence Denney (R)
|
Sherri Ybarra (R)
|
56R, 14D
|
2016
|
Donald Trump/ Mike Pence (R) Y
|
2017
|
29R, 6D
|
59R, 11D
|
2018
|
2019
|
Brad Little (R)
|
Janice McGeachin (R)
|
Julie Ellsworth (R)
|
28R, 7D
|
56R, 14D
|
Russ Fulcher (R)
|
2020
|
Donald Trump/ Mike Pence (R) N
|
2021
|
58R, 12D
|
2022
|
2023
|
Scott Bedke (R)
|
Phil McGrane (R)
|
Raúl Labrador (R)
|
Debbie Critchfield (R)
|
59R, 11D
|
2024
|
|
- ^ Office renamed per 1994 amendment to state Constitution.
- ^ Territorial governor appointed by the President of the United States.
- ^ Secretary of Idaho Territory.
- ^ Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Idaho Territory.
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ A Democrat, Alexander Mayhew, was chosen as President Pro Tempore and "a coalition of Democrats and Populists and organized the chamber."
- ^ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, Joseph C. Rich, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
- ^ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- ^ A coalition of Republicans and Populists elected a Republican, Frank R. Gooding, as President Pro Tempore. And organized the chamber.
- ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Populist, J.W. Ballantine, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
- ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, Glenn P. McKinley, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- ^ Died in office.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Elected at-large on a general ticket.
- ^ Appointed to fill a vacancy.
- ^ Resigned so that Lieutenant Governor Arnold Williams would succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.
- ^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
- ^ Inspector of Mines became appointed position effective January 1971.
- ^ Office abolished by state legislature, with duties delegated to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Services, effective July 1, 1974.
- ^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- ^ The Republican Lt. Governor, Butch Otter, broke the tie to keep a Republican, Mike Crapo, as President Pro Tempore. The membership of committees, however, was split evenly between the parties.
- ^ Appointed by governor to fill vacancy and confirmed by state Senate.
- ^ Resigned following election to United States Senate.
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