2010 Idaho elections Registered 790,676 Turnout 57.9%[ 1]
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 2, 2010. All of Idaho's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives . Primary elections were held on May 25, 2010.
Federal offices
United States Senate One of the two United States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo was re-elected to a third term with 71% of the votes.
United States House of Representatives Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives . While incumbent Republican Mike Simpson comfortably won re-election, Democrat Walt Minnick was seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents heading into election day as he worked to build a moderate profile. Republican state representative Raúl Labrador won the Republican primary and eventually defeated Minnick, flipping his district.
United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2010[ 3] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Republican 263,699 58.97% 2 +1 Democratic 150,884 33.74% 0 -1 Independents 27,865 6.23% 0 — Libertarian 4,696 1.05% 0 — Totals 447,144 100.00% 2 —
Governor Incumbent Republican governor Butch Otter won re-election, defeating Democrat Keith Allred.
Lieutenant governor Republican Brad Little was appointed to the office of lieutenant governor by Butch Otter to fill the vacancy left by Jim Risch following his election to the United States Senate in 2008 .[ 5]
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election Results by county: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Attorney general Incumbent Republican attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a third term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.
Republican primary
General election
Secretary of state Incumbent Republican secretary of state Ben Ysursa won re-election to a third term with a landslide victory over Democrat Mack Sermon.
Treasurer Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane won re-election to a fourth term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.
Republican primary
General election
Controller Incumbent Republican state controller Donna Jones won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Bruce Robinett.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election Results by county: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Superintendent of Public Instruction Incumbent Republican superintendent Tom Luna won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Stan Olson.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election Results by county:
State legislature
Idaho Senate All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate were up for election.[ 20]
Idaho House of Representatives All 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped five districts.[ 21]
State Supreme Court Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court justice Roger Burdick was challenged by John Bradbury in his bid for reelection.[ 22]
Results by county: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Ballot measures Four statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.[ 24]
SJR 101 Results by county: The SJR 101 imposes rates of tuition and fees on students in the University of Idaho .[ 25]
Idaho SJR 101 Choice Votes % Yes 279,317 64.06 No 156,681 35.94
HJR 4 Results by county: The HJR 4 allows public medical facilities to enter debt to upgrade facilities.[ 26]
Idaho HJR 4 Choice Votes % Yes 276,255 63.48 No 158,921 36.52
HJR 5 Results by county: The HJR 5 allows airports to issue revenue and special facility bonds.[ 27]
Idaho HJR 5 Choice Votes % Yes 227,492 53.36 No 198,868 46.64
HJR 7 Results by county: The HJR 7 allows cities to reserve bonds in order to increase power capacity.[ 28]
Idaho HJR 7 Choice Votes % Yes 241,266 57.00 No 182,014 43.00
See also
References ^ "2010 General Results statewide" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "November 2, 2010 General Election Results" . Idaho Secretary of State - Election Division .^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF) . p. 15.^ "Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Brad Little named Lieutenant Governor" . KBOI-TV the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Republican Primary - Lieutenant Governor - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Democratic Primary - Lieutenant Governor - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Republican primary - Attorney General - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Idaho Attorney General election, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Idaho Secretary of State election, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Republican Primary - State Treasurer - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "General Election - State Treasurer - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Republican Primary - State Controller - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Democratic Primary - State Controller - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "General Election - State Controller - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Republican Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Democratic Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "General Election - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025 .^ "Idaho judicial elections, 2010" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Primary Election - Supreme Court Justice - State of Idaho" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025 .^ "Idaho 2010 ballot measures" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 11, 2025 .^ "SJR 101" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 11, 2025 .^ "HJR 4" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 11, 2025 .^ "HJR 5" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 11, 2025 .^ "HJR 7" . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved July 11, 2025 . 
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