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Your complete directory of Idaho candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: March 21, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): June 13, 2008
Primary: May 27, 2008

This page was last updated on December 12, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
C.L. "Butch" Otter (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Jim Risch (R)* - Elected US Senator in 2008. ]

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ben Ysursa (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE CONTROLLER:
Donna Jones (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Ron Crane (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lawrence Wasden (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
Tom Luna (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Larry Craig (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Jim Risch (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-Governor, Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & Attorney

Mike Crapo (R)* - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Bill Sali (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Walt Minnick (D) - Businessman, Attorney, Ex-Federal Asst Budget Director & '96 US Senate Nominee

District 2:
Mike Simpson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Idaho
Constitution Party of Idaho
Idaho Democratic Party
Green Party of Idaho
Libertarian Party of Idaho
Republican Party of Idaho

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Burley South Idaho Press
Challis Messenger
Coeur d'Alene Press
Eye on Boise
43rd State Blues (Liberal)
Idaho Falls Post Register
Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum / Sun Valley)
Idaho Press Tribune (Nampa)
Idaho Public Television (PBS)
Idaho State Journal (Pocatello)
Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Idaho Unido (Spanish)
Island Park News
KBCI TV-2 (CBS - Boise)
KIDK TV-3 (CBS - Idaho Falls)
KIFI TV-8 (ABC - Idaho Falls)
KTVB TV-7 (NBC - Boise)
Lewiston Tribune
Montpelier News-Examiner
Mountain Goat Report
Moscow - Pullman Daily News
New West (Boise)
Red State Rebels (Liberal)
RuralNorthwest.com (Bonners Ferry)
Twin Falls Times-News
Wood River Journal (Blaine County)

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