The 2018 election for lieutenant governor of Idaho took place on November 6, 2018. The primary election to select the candidates from each party to run in the general election took place on May 15, 2018. Lieutenant governors serve a four-year term or terms. In 2018, the incumbent lieutenant governor, Brad Little, won the Republican nomination for governor and declined to run for re-election in order to run for governor.
Far-right former state representative Janice McGeachin won the election in a landslide, defeating Democrat Kristin Collum. After one term, she retired in 2022 to run unsuccessfully for Governor.
Democratic primary Candidates Kristin Collum of Boise, Idaho Jim Fabe of Ketchum, Idaho
Results Kristin Collum received 52,417 votes and 88.2% of the votes, and Jim Fabe received 6,987 votes and 11.8% of the votes.
Republican primary Declared candidates Marv Hagedorn of Meridian, Idaho Janice McGeachin of Idaho Falls, Idaho Bob Nonini of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Kelley Packer of McCammon, Idaho Stephen J. Yates of Boise, Idaho
Withdrawn candidates Rebecca W. Arnold of Boise, Idaho
Campaign On March 3, 2018, Bob Nonini reportedly nodded when asked at a candidates' forum if the punishment for getting an abortion should include the death penalty. However, he denied ever having nodded in agreement. "Prosecutions have always been focused on the abortionist," he said later, but such a law and "...the threat of prosecution, would dramatically reduce abortion. That is my goal."
Debate + 2018 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election Republican primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Kelley Packer Bob Nonini Marv Hagedorn Janice McGeachin Steve Yates1 April 18, 2018 IdahoPTV Melissa Davlin PBS
Results
Voter eligibility Idaho's closed primary election allows only registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters the option of voting to select the next Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Any registered or unregistered voter may vote in the Democratic primary to select the next lieutenant governor candidate from the two candidates running. Idaho has a same-day voter registration system which allows any voter to register to vote at a polling place on election day.
General election Debate + 2018 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Janice McGeachin Kristin Collum1 October 17, 2018 IdahoPTV Melissa Davlin Idaho PBS Endorsements Source:
Results Janice McGeachin was elected Idaho's 43rd lieutenant governor with 356,512 votes and 59.7% of the votes. Kristin Collum received 240,355 votes.
By congressional district McGeachin won both congressional districts.Dave's Redistricting District McGeachin Collum Representative64%36%Raúl Labrador (115th Congress)Russ Fulcher (116th Congress) 55% 45%Mike Simpson
See also 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election
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