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Idaho Secretary of State - Election Division
2008 Idaho Congressional and Statewide Results
Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/21/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 3/21/08, Primary Withdrawal Deadline: 4/14/08, Primary Write-in Deadline: 5/13/08, Primary: 5/27/08, Republican Presidential Primary: 5/27/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/24/08, Third Party Deadline: 8/30/08, Withdrawal Deadline: 9/7/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/21/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 21, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 68.4% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 36.1%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 61.5%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.1%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.7%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.6%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA), |
Senator, 65.2% in '02, Larry E. Craig (R) resigning during 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican Retention, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. / '06 Lt. Gov. nominee Larry LaRocco (D) 34.1%, |
ex-Gov. / Lt. Gov. James E. "Jim" Risch (R) 57.7%, |
rancher Rex Rammell (I) 5.4%, |
| businessman Kent A. Marmon (L) 1.5%, |
| '06 Gubernatorial candidate Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson (I) 1.3%, |
1st Congressional District, 49.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| '96 Senate nominee millionaire Walt Minnick (D) 50.6%, |
William T. "Bill" Sali (R) 49.4%, |
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2nd Congressional District, 62.0% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| real estate agent Deborah Holmes (D) 29.0%, |
Michael K. "Mike" Simpson (R) 71.0%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
 = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Idaho Political Parties:
4. Idaho Media Links:
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