PolitiFinder

1954 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

Idaho · 2 candidates · See every 1954 Governor race

Who won the 1954 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

Robert E. Smylie won the 1954 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. Robert E. Smylie received 124,038 popular votes (54.24%). The main challenger was Clark Hamilton (45.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Smylie and Hamilton

Smylie +8.5 pts · won by 19,391 votes
Robert E. SmylieRepublicanWINNER54.24%
124,038 votes
Clark HamiltonDemocratic45.76%
104,647 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.