Idaho down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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Three down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Idaho in 2014. The three down ballot offices on the ballot in 2014 were the Idaho Treasurer, the Idaho Controller and the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Brandon Woolf (R) ran unopposed for re-election to the controller's office. Ron Crane (R) won another term as treasurer against Deborah Silver (D). Sherri Ybarra (R) won against Jana Jones (D) in the race to replace Tom Luna. The race between Jones and Ybarra was particularly competitive based on a poll released in early October and detailed in the polls section.
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 2024, 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.
Treasurer
Candidates
General election
Ron Crane - Incumbent
Deborah Silver[4]
Lost in the primary
Results
General election
| Treasurer of Idaho, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ron Crane Incumbent |
61% | 260,044 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Silver | 39% | 166,487 | |
| Total Votes | 426,531 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Republican primary
- Uncontested
Democratic primary
| Idaho Treasurer, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Deborah Silver |
84% | 19,987 | ||
| W. Lane Startin | 16% | 3,803 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,790 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State. | ||||
Duties
The treasurer is the chief financial officer and banker of monies collected by Idaho.[5] The treasurer's duties include "receiving all state monies, redeeming warrants, accounting for the receipt and disbursement of public funds, investing idle state monies, issuing state tax anticipation notes, investing local government and agency monies and acting as custodian for worker’s compensation insurance securities on deposit with the state and custodian of the Endowment Public School Income Fund."[5]
The treasurer also serves on a number of state boards and commissions, including the Board of Canvassers, the Commemorative Silver Medallion Committee, the Bank Bond Board, the College Savings Program Board and the Idaho Credit Rating Enhancement Committee.
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 $119,841 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Deborah Silver |
Idaho Treasurer | $65,152 | ||
| Ron Crane |
Idaho Treasurer | $52,451 | ||
| W. Lane Startin |
Idaho Treasurer | $2,238 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $119,841 | |||
Polls
| Idaho State Treasurer - All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Ron Crane * (R) | Deborah Silver (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 9-12, 2014 | 46% | 32% | 22% | +/-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.
Controller
Candidates
General election
Brandon Woolf - Incumbent
Lost in the primary
Results
General election
Woolf won re-election without opposition.
Primary election
Republican primary
| Idaho Controller, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Brandon Woolf Incumbent |
50.9% | 68,609 | ||
| Todd Hatfield | 49.1% | 66,126 | ||
| Total Votes | 134,735 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
- Uncontested
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 $173,090 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.[8]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Brandon Woolf |
Idaho Controller | $120,582 | ||
| Todd Hatfield |
Idaho Controller | $52,508 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $173,090 | |||
Duties
The controller, as the state's chief fiscal officer, is responsible for:
- Maintaining all accounting and financial records
- Paying all the state's bills and employees
- Preparing the state's annual financial report
- Operating the state's Computer Service Center
The controller was once known as the state auditor; the position was renamed by a 1994 ballot measure. The controller remains responsible for operating internal pre-audit accounting controls. The remainder of the state's audit duties are carried out by the state legislature's audit division.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Candidates
General election
Jana Jones - Former chief deputy superintendent of public instruction, 2006 Democratic nominee[9][10]
Sherri Ybarra
Retiring
Lost in the primary
John Eynon - Retired U.S. Navy officer, teacher[13]
Randy Jenson - Middle School Principal[14]
Andrew Grover - Superintendent of Melba School District[4]
Results
General election
| Superintendent of Idaho, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sherri Ybarra |
50.6% | 217,049 | |
| Democratic | Jana Jones | 49.4% | 211,483 | |
| Total Votes | 428,532 | |||
| Election results Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Republican primary
| Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Sherri Ybarra |
28.7% | 38,604 | ||
| Randy Jensen | 24.5% | 32,948 | ||
| John Eynon | 24.2% | 32,521 | ||
| Andrew Grover | 22.7% | 30,569 | ||
| Total Votes | 134,642 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
- Uncontested
Duties
The superintendent is the administrative head of the Idaho Department of Education, which operates the state's public school system. He is also responsible for implementing the policies of the state Board of Education.
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 $256,517 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.[15]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Jana Jones |
Idaho Superintendent | $153,700 | ||
| Andrew Grover |
Idaho Superintendent | $40,850 | ||
| Sherri Ybarra |
Idaho Superintendent | $38,975 | ||
| John Eynon |
Idaho Superintendent | $15,853 | ||
| Randy Jensen |
Idaho Superintendent | $7,139 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $256,517 | |||
Polls
| Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction- All candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Sherri Ybarra (R) | Jana Jones (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 9-12, 2014 | 41% | 38% | 21% | +/-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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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
Controller
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Treasurer
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See also
- Idaho state executive official elections, 2014
- Idaho State Treasurer
- Idaho Controller
- Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
External links
- Idaho State Treasurer's Office
- Idaho Office of the State Controller
- Idaho State Department of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State's Office, "Primary Elections in Idaho," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ ACLUE Idaho, "2024 Your Rights as an Idaho Voter," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Idaho Secretary of State, "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2014," accessed March 15, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candlist" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Idaho State Treasurer's Office, "About Us," accessed September 29, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Idaho 2014 elections," accessed May 12, 2015
- ↑ Todd Hatfield for Controller 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Idaho 2014 elections," accessed May 12, 2015
- ↑ The Idaho Statesman, "Jana Jones will challenge Luna," January 8, 2014
- ↑ Jana Jones for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ State EdWatch, "Idaho K-12 Chief Tom Luna Announces He Won't Seek Another Term in 2014," January 27, 2014
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Idaho schools chief Tom Luna won't seek re-election," January 28, 2014
- ↑ John Eynon for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Randy Jensen for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Idaho 2014 elections," accessed May 12, 2015
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