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2002 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2002 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election?

Butch Otter won the 2002 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election. Butch Otter received 120,743 popular votes (58.57%). The main challenger was Betty Richardson (38.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Otter and Richardson

Otter +19.6 pts · won by 40,474 votes
Butch OtterRepublicanWINNER58.57%
120,743 votes
Betty RichardsonDemocratic38.94%
80,269 votes
Steve GothardLibertarian2.49%
5,129 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.