Butch Otter
★ Governor
- Born
- May 3, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- Idaho
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 2000–2014
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Otter1.2M
Opponents814,434
6
Elections run
Between 2000 and 2014, Butch Otter ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 6. Otter's biggest single-election total was 267,483 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Idaho. Otter's closest win came in the 2006 governor election in Idaho, decided by 38,592 votes.
Browse every governor election in Idaho, every U.S. House race in Idaho's District 1, or all 2014 governor races.
How many votes has Butch Otter received?
Butch Otter has received 1,242,473 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GovernorIdaho | Won | 235,40553.52% | A.J. Balukoff |
| 2010 | GovernorIdaho | Won | 267,48359.11% | Keith G. Allred Jana Kemp |
| 2006 | GovernorIdaho | Won | 237,43752.67% | Jerry Brady |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 207,66269.55% | Naomi Preston |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 120,74358.57% | Betty Richardson Steve Gothard |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 173,74364.8% | Linda Pall Ronald G. Wittig Kevin Philip Hambsch |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000166) and Wikidata (Q39593). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Butch Otter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/butch-otter. Accessed [date].