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Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
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The Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Brad Little (R) was first appointed in 2009 and was seeking re-election. He won another four-year term by defeating Democratic candidate Bert Marley and Constitution Party candidate David Hartigan in the general election.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Idaho, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of July 2025, the Democratic Party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allows voters registered with its party to vote in its primary. Unaffiliated voters can choose to affiliate with a party on Election Day.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Brad Little - Incumbent
Bert Marley - Former state Senator[5]
David Hartigan[6]
Lost in the primary
Jim Chmelik - Idaho County Commissioner[7]
Results
General election
| Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brad Little Incumbent |
62.8% | 271,268 | |
| Democratic | Bert Marley | 32.9% | 141,917 | |
| Constitution | David Hartigan | 4.3% | 18,705 | |
| Total Votes | 431,890 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Republican primary
| Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Brad Little Incumbent |
66.8% | 96,780 | ||
| Jim Chmelik | 33.2% | 48,099 | ||
| Total Votes | 144,879 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
- Uncontested
Polls
| Lieutenant Governor of Idaho - All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Brad Little* (R) | Bert Marley (D) | David Hartigan (C) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 9-12, 2014 | 42% | 25% | 12% | 20% | +/-4.3 | 522 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: An asterisk (*) denotes incumbent status.
Past elections
2010
| Idaho Lieutenant Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brad Little Incumbent |
67.8% | 299,979 | |
| Democratic | Eldon Wallace | 27.2% | 120,174 | |
| Constitution | Paul Venable | 5% | 22,007 | |
| Total Votes | 442,160 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $738,006 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.[8]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Brad Little |
Idaho Lieutenant Governor | $639,781 | ||
| Bert Marley |
Idaho Lieutenant Governor | $57,911 | ||
| Jim Chmelik |
Idaho Lieutenant Governor | $40,164 | ||
| David Hartigan |
Idaho Lieutenant Governor | $150 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $738,006 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 19, 2014 | Last day for State Board of Canvassers to meet to canvass the general election |
| January 5, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Idaho + Lieutenant + Governor + elections"
See also
- Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
- Idaho state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State's Office, "Primary Elections in Idaho," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 2, 2024
- ↑ ACLU Idaho, "2024 Your Rights as an Idaho Voter," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Brad Little For Idaho 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," September 3, 2013
- ↑ Bert Marley for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Candidates enter Idaho’s May 20 primary," March 15, 2014
- ↑ Idaho State Journal, "Idaho County Commissioner to challenge Lt. Gov. Little," January 23, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Idaho 2014 elections," accessed May 12, 2015
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