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2014 Senate elections · Idaho history

Idaho U.S. Senate election 2014

James E. Risch REP +30.7 · Class II seat · held 11/4/14

Votes counted
437,170
Margin
30.7 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/4/14

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
James E. Risch WonREP285,59665.33%
Nels MitchellDEM151,57434.67%
Total437,170

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Idaho Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIIMike Crapo31.9
2020Class IIJames E. Risch29.4
2016Class IIIMike Crapo38.4
2014Class IIJames E. Risch30.7
2010Class IIIMike Crapo46.3
2008Class IIJames E. Risch23.6
2004Class IIIMike Crapo98.4
2002Class IILarry E. Craig32.6
1998Class IIIMike Crapo41.1
1996Class IILarry E. Craig17.1
1992Class IIIC. Dirk Kempthorne13.1
1990Class IILarry E. Craig22.6

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2014 Idaho Senate race?

James E. Risch (REP) won with 65.3% of the vote, ahead of Nels Mitchell (34.7%), a margin of 30.7 points.

Did the Idaho Senate seat change party in 2014?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2014 Idaho Senate race?

437,170 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.