Governor elections in Idaho
● In officeBrad LittleRepublican
Elections won
R 30 · D 1848 gubernatorial elections since 1890
Last decided by
40.2 pts2022, Brad Little over Stephen Heidt
Closest ever
0.30 pts1942, C. A. Bottolfsen over Chase Clark
Longest streak
8 in a rowRepublican, 1994–2022
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Idaho's governor is Republican Brad Little; Little won the most recent race by 40.2 points in 2022. Little has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Little ahead of Stephen Heidt, 40.2 points clear. Across 48 elections since 1890, Republicans have won 30 and Democrats 18. Of those, the closest was 1942, decided by 0.30 points; the widest 1896, by 54.4 points.
Brad Little R 361,661 · Paulette Jordan D 231,081
Butch Otter R 235,405 · A.J. Balukoff D 169,556
Butch Otter R 237,437 · Jerry Brady D 198,845
Dirk Kempthorne R 231,566 · Jerry Brady D 171,711
Dirk Kempthorne R 258,095 · Robert Huntley D 110,815
Phil Batt R 216,123 · Larry Echo Hawk D 181,363
Cecil Andrus D 218,673 · Roger Fairchild R 101,937
Cecil Andrus D 193,429 · David Leroy R 189,794
John V. Evans D 165,365 · Phil Batt R 161,157
John V. Evans D 169,540 · Allan Larsen R 114,149
Cecil Andrus D 184,142 · Jack Murphy R 68,731
Cecil Andrus D 128,004 · Don Samuelson R 117,108
Don Samuelson R 104,586 · Cecil Andrus D 93,744
Robert E. Smylie R 139,578 · Vernon K. Smith D 115,876
Robert E. Smylie R 121,810 · Alfred M. Derr D 117,236
Robert E. Smylie R 124,038 · Clark Hamilton D 104,647
Leonard B. Jordan R 107,642 · Calvin E. Wright D 97,150
C. A. Robins R 102,233 · Arnold Williams D 79,131
Charles Gossett D 109,527 · W. H. Detweiler R 98,532
C. A. Bottolfsen R 72,260 · Chase Clark D 71,826
Chase Clark D 120,420 · C. A. Bottolfsen R 118,117
C. A. Bottolfsen R 106,268 · C. Ben Ross D 77,697
Barzilla Clark D 115,098 · Frank L. Stephan R 83,430
C. Ben Ross D 93,313 · Frank L. Stephan R 75,659
C. Ben Ross D 116,663 · Byron Defenbach R 68,863
C. Ben Ross D 73,896 · John McMurray R 58,002
H. C. Baldridge R 87,681 · C. Ben Ross D 63,046
D. W. Davis R 57,626 · H. F. Samuels D 38,499
Moses Alexander D 47,618 · John M. Haines R 40,349
John M. Haines R 35,074 · James H. Hawley D 33,992
John T. Morrison R 31,874 · Frank W. Hunt D 26,021
Frank W. Hunt D 28,628 · D. W. Standrod R 26,468
Frank Steunenberg D 22,096 · David H. Budlong R 6,441
George L. Shoup R 10,262 · Benjamin Wilson D 7,948