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1970 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

Cecil Andrus won the 1970 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. Cecil Andrus received 128,004 popular votes (52.22%). The main challenger was Don Samuelson (47.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Andrus and Samuelson

Andrus +4.4 pts · won by 10,896 votes
Cecil AndrusDemocraticWINNER52.22%
128,004 votes
Don SamuelsonRepublican47.78%
117,108 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.