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1998 Idaho gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1998 Idaho gubernatorial election
country	Idaho
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1994 Idaho gubernatorial election
previous_year	1994
next_election	2002 Idaho gubernatorial election
next_year	2002
election_date	November 3, 1998
image1	File:Dirkkempthornesenate.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Dirk Kempthorne
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	258,095
percentage1	67.7%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Robert Huntley
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	110,815
percentage2	29.1%
map_image	1998 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	180px
map_caption	County results

title	Governor
before_election	Phil Batt
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Dirk Kempthorne
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Kempthorne:
Huntley:

The 1998 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor of Idaho. Phil Batt, the Republican incumbent, chose not to run for a second term. The Republican nominee, United States Senator Dirk Kempthorne, handily defeated the Democratic nominee, former Idaho Supreme Court justice Robert C. Huntley, to keep the seat in GOP hands.

Republican primary

Candidates

Dirk Kempthorne, U.S. Senator
David W. Sheperd, perennial candidate

Results

Results by county

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Jack Wayne Chappell
Robert C. Huntley, former Idaho Supreme Court Justice, former Idaho State Representative, former Pocatello city councilman
Donald McMurrian
William Tarnasky

Results

Results by county

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General election

Debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Republican	Independent	Key:
Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn	Republican Party (US)}}"		Democratic Party (US)}}"	Independent politician}}"	Dirk Kempthorne	Robert C. Huntley	Peter Rickards	1
Oct. 22, 1998	Idaho Press Club
Idaho Public Television
League of Women Voters of Idaho	Joan Cartan-Hansen	[PBS](https://www.pbs.org/video/1998-governor-debate-zgjhoj/)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin
of error	Dirk
Kempthorne (R)	Robert
Huntley (D)	Undecided
Mason Dixon	September 1–3, 1998	1,208 (LV)	± 2.9%	66%	14%	20%

Results

Given the lack of a high-profile candidate on the Democratic side, throughout the campaign many considered Kempthorne's election a foregone conclusion. Indeed, Huntley's performance was well below that of the 1994 Democratic nominee Larry EchoHawk. In addition, Peter Rickards, a podiatrist and anti-nuclear waste advocate from Twin Falls, won over some progressive votes that may have otherwise gone to the Democratic candidate.

Notes

References

http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/98prgov.htm {{Dead link. (February 2022)
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/98prgov.htmm{{Dead link. (February 2019)
"CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Idaho 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/98result/98gngov.htm {{Dead link. (February 2022)

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