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2010 governor elections · Idaho history

Idaho governor election 2010

C.L. 'Butch' Otter REP +26.3 · held 11/2/10

Votes counted
452,535
Margin
26.3 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/2/10

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
C.L. 'Butch' Otter WonREP267,48359.11%
Keith AllredDEM148,68032.86%
Jana M. KempIND26,6555.89%
Ted DunlapLIB5,8671.30%
Marvin RichardsonIND3,8500.85%
Total452,535

Official source: tot_stwd.htm

Other Idaho governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Brad Little40.2
2018Brad Little21.6
2014C.L. 'Butch' Otter15.0
2010C.L. 'Butch' Otter26.3
2006C.L. 'Butch' Otter8.6
2002C. Dirk Kempthorne14.6
1998C. Dirk Kempthorne38.6

Full Idaho governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2010 Idaho governor race?

C.L. 'Butch' Otter (REP) won with 59.1% of the vote, ahead of Keith Allred (32.9%), a margin of 26.3 points.

Did the Idaho governor seat change party in 2010?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2010 Idaho governor race?

452,535 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.