Idaho — 2008 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Idaho in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 of 3 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 403,012 | 61.5% |
| Democratic | 236,440 | 36.1% |
| Independent | 7,175 | 1.1% |
| Constitution | 4,747 | 0.7% |
| Libertarian | 3,658 | 0.6% |
| Write-in | 90 | 0.0% |
| Total | 655,122 |
The Clerk's printed total (418,682) is a misprint: the report's own party columns sum to 655,122, matching the votes listed.
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Risch | Republican | 371,744 | 57.7% |
| Larry LaRocco | Democrat | 219,903 | 34.1% |
| Rex Rammell | Independent | 34,510 | 5.4% |
| Kent A. Marmon | Libertarian | 9,958 | 1.5% |
| Pro-Life | Independent | 8,662 | 1.3% |
| Kevin Volkmann | Write-in | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 644,780 |
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Minnick | Democrat | 175,898 | 50.6% |
| Bill Sali | Republican | 171,687 | 49.4% |
| Total | 347,585 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | 205,777 | 70.9% |
| Deborah Holmes | Democrat | 83,878 | 28.9% |
| Gregory Nemitz | Write-in | 612 | 0.2% |
| Total | 290,267 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.