Tommy Ahlquist

Tommy Ahlquist (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Idaho. He lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Idaho

Brad Little defeated Paulette Jordan, Bev Boeck, and Walter Bayes in the general election for Governor of Idaho on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Little (R)	59.8	361,661
		Paulette Jordan (D)	38.2	231,081
	Submit photo	Bev Boeck (L)	1.1	6,551
	Submit photo	Walter Bayes (Constitution Party)	1.0	5,787
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	51

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 605,131
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Idaho

Paulette Jordan defeated A.J. Balukoff and Peter Dill in the Democratic primary for Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Paulette Jordan	58.4	38,505
	A.J. Balukoff	40.1	26,423
	Peter Dill	1.4	954

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 65,882
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Idaho

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Little	37.3	72,548
		Raúl Labrador	32.6	63,478
	Submit photo	Tommy Ahlquist	26.2	51,008
		Lisa Marie	1.7	3,397
		Steven Pankey	1.4	2,704
		Harley Brown	0.4	874
	Submit photo	Ben Cannady	0.3	527

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 194,536
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Tommy Ahlquist

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Elections

2018

General election

General election for Governor of Idaho

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Idaho

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Idaho

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