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1994 Idaho gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1994 Idaho gubernatorial election
country	Idaho
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1990 Idaho gubernatorial election
previous_year	1990
next_election	1998 Idaho gubernatorial election
next_year	1998
election_date	November 8, 1994
image1	File:Phil Batt 2010 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Phil Batt
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	216,123
percentage1	52.3%
image2	File:LarryEchoHawkDOI.JPG
nominee2	Larry Echo Hawk
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	181,363
percentage2	43.9%
map_image	1994 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	180px
map_caption	County results
Batt:
Echo Hawk:
title	Governor
before_election	Cecil Andrus
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Phil Batt
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Batt:
Echo Hawk:
The 1994 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8 to select the governor of the U.S. state of Idaho. Democratic incumbent Cecil Andrus chose not to seek reelection after a total of fourteen years in office. Former state senator and Republican Party chair Phil Batt rallied to defeat Democratic attorney general Larry Echo Hawk; the victory was the first by a Republican in 28 years.

Republican primary

Lieutenant governor Butch Otter was considered a likely candidate for governor, but decided to run for re-election in 1994 after being arrested for driving under the influence 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. Batt was the Republican nominee twelve years earlier, but narrowly lost to incumbent John Evans.

Candidates

Phil Batt, former lieutenant governor
Larry Eastland
Chuck Winder, naval aviator
Doug Dorn

Results

Results by county

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Democratic primary

The statewide primary was held on May 24, 1994.

Candidates

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

Results

Results by county

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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, snapping a streak of 28 years of Democratic victories.

Results

References

Kenyon, Quane. (April 20, 1993). "Butch Otter fined, loses license". Spokesman-Review.
(March 11, 1993). "A second chance for Lieutenant Governor". Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
"98 Primary - Governor Race".
Fick, Bob. (May 25, 1994). "Favorites cruise in gubernatorial primary". Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/94prgov.htm {{Dead link. (February 2022)
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/94gngov.htm {{Dead link. (February 2022)

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