Idaho State Senate elections, 2010

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Idaho State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35

Idaho State Senate

Elections for the office of Idaho State Senator were held in Idaho on November 2, 2010. State senate seats in all of the 35 districts were on the ballot in 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 19, 2010, and the primary Election Day was May 25, 2010.

In Idaho, senators serve two-year terms with no term limit.

The incumbent senator ran in 33 of the 35 senate races (94.29% of races). Four incumbent Republican senators lost in the May 25, 2010 primary.^[1]

There was no net change in party composition as a result of this election. Republicans retained a 4/5 majority in the chamber.

See also: Idaho State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results[edit]

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Idaho State Senate:

Idaho State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	7	7
	Republican Party	28	28
Total		35	35

Campaign contributions[edit]

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Idaho in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including donations in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[2]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	76	$1,380,073
2008	71	$1,661,840
2006	75	$1,199,736
2004	77	$1,315,599
2002	105	$1,287,803

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in state senate elections was $1,380,073. The top 10 contributors were:^[3]

Donor	Amount
Senate Republican PAC of Idaho	$27,250
Idaho Farm Bureau	$25,550
Idaho Association of Realtors	$25,500
Idaho Power Co	$25,000
Qwest Communications	$23,500
JR Simplot Co	$22,100
Donoval, James	$21,689
Coeur D Alene Tribe	$20,750
Idaho Education Association	$19,000
Idaho Telecom Alliance	$18,250

Incumbency[edit]

Unopposed incumbents[edit]

10 incumbents (29.4%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 10 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges[edit]

Only 13 incumbents (38.2%) faced competition in the May 25 primary. Four incumbent Republicans -- Mike Jorgenson, Gary Schroeder, Leland Heinrich and Charles Coiner lost to their challengers -- Steve Vick, Gresham Dale Bouma, Sheryl L. Nuxoll and Lee Heider respectively. The following 9 incumbents (1 Democrat, 8 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 1: Incumbent Republican Shawn Keough
• District 2: Incumbent Republican Joyce Broadsword
• District 5: Incumbent Republican James Hammond
• District 10: Incumbent Republican John McGee
• District 20: Incumbent Republican Shirley McKague
• District 21: Incumbent Republican Russell Fulcher
• District 22: Incumbent Republican Tim Corder
• District 25: Incumbent Democrat Clint Stennett (as substituted by his wife Michelle Stennett
• District 26: Incumbent Republican Dean Cameron

Retiring incumbents[edit]

One incumbent senator did not run for re-election, while 34 incumbents (97%) ran for re-election.

The retiring incumbent is:

• District 18: Incumbent Democrat Kate Kelly.

Qualifications[edit]

Article III, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution states: No person shall be a senator or representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, and an elector of this state, nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding his election an elector of the county or district whence he may be chosen.

List of candidates

Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

District 1[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Shawn Keough 4,280 a Incumbent Keough was first elected in 1996.
• Steve Tanner 1,325

November 2 General election candidates:

Shawn Keough 11,593

District 2[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Joyce Broadsword 1,692 a Incumbent Broadsword was first elected in 2004.
• Dennis Engelhardt 1,208
• James Stivers 553

November 2 General election candidates:

Joyce Broadsword 9,671

District 3[edit]

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May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Steve Vick 3,132 a
• Mike Jorgenson 2,132 Incumbent Jorgenson was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Vick 12,309

District 4[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• John Goedde 2,739 a Incumbent Goedde was first elected in 2000.

Independent candidate:

• Jeremy Boggess

Constitution candidate:

• Ray Writz

November 2 General election candidates:

John Goedde 8,263

Jeremy Boggess 2,821

Ray Writz 590

District 5[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• James Hammond 2,048 a Incumbent Hammond was first elected in 2006.
• John Green 1,511
• Jack Schroeder 486

November 2 General election candidates:

James Hammond 11,739

District 6[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Dan J. Schmidt 1,234 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Gresham Dale Bouma 2,095 a
• Gary Schroeder 1,551 Incumbent Schroeder was first elected in 1992.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dan J. Schmidt 6,551

Gresham Dale Bouma 5,741

District 7[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Joe Stegner 1,946 a Incumbent Stegner was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joe Stegner 10,708

District 8[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Leta Strauss 822 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Sheryl L. Nuxoll 3,825 a
• Leland Heinrich 2,896 Incumbent Heinrich was first elected in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Leta Strauss 4,331

Sheryl L. Nuxoll 10,051

District 9[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Wayne Fuller 390 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Monty Pearce 4,249 a Incumbent Pearce was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Wayne Fuller 2,952

Monty Pearce 8,487

District 10[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Leif Skyving 310 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• John McGee 2,807 a Incumbent McGee was first elected in 2004.
• Greg Collett 927

November 2 General election candidates:

Leif Skyving 2,672

John McGee 7,068

District 11[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Shannon L. Forrester 391 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Melinda Smyser 4,526 a Incumbent Smyser was first elected in 2009.

Independent candidate:

• Kirsten Faith Richardson

November 2 General election candidates:

Shannon L. Forrester 2,822

Melinda Smyser 10,386

Kirsten Faith Richardson 959

District 12[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Leta Neustaedter 269 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Curt McKenzie 1,997 a Incumbent McKenzie was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Leta Neustaedter 2,235

Curt McKenzie 5,985

District 13[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Chris Breshears 337 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Patti Anne Lodge 5,178 a Incumbent Lodge was first elected in 2000.

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Breshears 3,487

Patti Anne Lodge 12,711

District 14[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Chuck Winder 6,762 a Incumbent Winder was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Chuck Winder 20,674

District 15[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Warren W. Bean 449 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• John Andreason 2,916 a Incumbent Andreason was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Warren W. Bean 3,760

John Andreason 7,493

District 16[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Les Bock 786 a Incumbent Bock was first elected in 2008.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Bill Eisenbarth 2,383 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Les Bock 6,081

Bill Eisenbarth 5,238

District 17[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Elliot Werk 761 a Incumbent Werk was first elected in 2002.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Lucas V. Baumbach 1,087 a
• T. Allen Hoover 889

November 2 General election candidates:

Elliot Werk 5,665

Lucas V. Baumbach 3,689

District 18[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Branden J. Durst 745 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Mitch Toryanski 1,478 a
• Robert N. Lauritsen 371
• Dean E. Sorensen 1,324

Note: Incumbent Kate Kelly (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Branden J. Durst 6,352

Mitch Toryanski 6,455

District 19[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Nicole LeFavour 2,538 a Incumbent LeFavour was first elected in 2008.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Debra S. Miller 2,032 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Nicole LeFavour 10,246

Debra S. Miller 4,655

District 20[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Shirley McKague 2,819 a Incumbent McKague was first elected in 2007.
• Mike Vuittonet 1,868

November 2 General election candidates:

Shirley McKague 11,731

District 21[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Kelly J. Victorine 413 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Russell Fulcher 4,077 a Incumbent Fulcher was first elected in 2005.
• Steven Keith Ricks 1,731

November 2 General election candidates:

Kelly J. Victorine 4,740

Russell Fulcher 14,063

District 22[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Henry E. Hibbert 349 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Tim Corder 2,535 a Incumbent Corder was first elected in 2004.
• Marla S. Lawson 1,814

November 2 General election candidates:

Henry E. Hibbert 1,905

Tim Corder 6,009

District 23[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Bert Brackett 4,056 a Incumbent Brackett was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bert Brackett 9,689

District 24[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Lee Heider 2,630 a
• Charles Coiner 1,965 Incumbent Coiner was first elected in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lee Heider 8,566

District 25[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Michelle Stennett 2,178 a
• Robert John Blakeley 102
• David P. Maestas 244

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Jim Donoval 2,936 a

Constitution candidate:

• Randall K. Patterson (Constitution Party)

Note: Incumbent Clint Stennett (D) was recovering from cancer treatments. His wife, Michelle Stennett, substituted for him in his absence.

November 2 General election candidates:

Michelle Stennett 7,113

Jim Donoval 4,390

Randall K. Patterson 773

District 26[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Dean Cameron 3,645 a Incumbent Cameron was first elected in 1991.
• Harold Mohlman 1,026

November 2 General election candidates:

Dean Cameron 8,560

District 27[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Denton Darrington 5,217 a Incumbent Darrington was first elected in 1982.

November 2 General election candidates:

Denton Darrington 8,705

District 28[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Steve Bair 5,157 a Incumbent Bair was first elected in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Bair 9,416

District 29[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Diane Bilyeu 1,965 a Incumbent Bilyeu was first elected in 2006.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Lance B. Kolbet 2,627 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Diane Bilyeu 7,222

Lance B. Kolbet 6,831

District 30[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Edgar Malepeai 1,432 a Incumbent Malepeai was first elected in 2002.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Terry Andersen 1,456 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Edgar Malepeai 5,045

Terry Andersen 4,195

District 31[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Robert Geddes 6,132 a Incumbent Geddes was first elected in 1996.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Geddes 12,336

District 32[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Dean Mortimer 4,669 a Incumbent Mortimer was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Dean Mortimer 13,482

District 33[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• Neil M. Williams 551 a

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Bart Davis 3,173 a Incumbent Davis was first elected in 1998.

November 2 General election candidates:

Neil M. Williams 3,411

Bart Davis 6,764

District 34[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Brent Hill 6,292 a Incumbent Hill was first elected in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Brent Hill 10,083

District 35[edit]

May 25 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat

May 25 GOP primary result:

• Jeff Siddoway 6,442 a Incumbent Siddoway was first elected in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jeff Siddoway 12,571

See also[edit]

• Idaho State Senate
• Idaho State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links[edit]

• Secretary of State, general election results
• 2010 Idaho general election candidate list as of August 9, 2010 (dead link)
• May 25, 2010 primary election results
• Idaho Democratic Party's list of all legislative candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Idaho State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election

Footnotes[edit]

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