1994 Idaho gubernatorial election

1994 Idaho gubernatorial election

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Nominee Phil Batt Larry Echo Hawk Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 216,123 181,363 Percentage 52.3% 43.9%

County Results Batt:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Echo Hawk:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Cecil D. Andrus Democratic Elected Governor Phil Batt Republican

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 Echo Hawk. Batt's victory put the Idaho governorship in Republican hands for the first time since 1970.

Republican Primary

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Butch Otter was considered a likely candidate for Governor but decided to run for re-election after being arrested for drink driving 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]

Candidates

• Phil Batt, former Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
• Larry Eastland
• Chuck Winder, naval aviator
• Doug Dorn

Results

County results

Democratic Primary

Candidates

• Larry Echo Hawk, Attorney General of Idaho
• Ron Beitelspacher, Idaho State Senator
• David W. Sheperd

Results

County results

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.

Results

See also

• Governor of Idaho
• List of Governors of Idaho
• Idaho gubernatorial elections

References

Elections in Idaho
Federal government Presidential elections 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Presidential primaries Democratic Caucuses 2008 2016 2020 Republican Primaries 2008 2012 2020 U.S. Senate elections 1966 1968 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 U.S. House elections 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
State government General elections 2014 Gubernatorial elections 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 State legislature elections 2006
Ballot measures Gubernatorial elections Amendment 2 Proposition 2
Boise Mayoral elections 2015 2019
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External links

• Idaho General Election Results November 8, 1994

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