2014 Idaho gubernatorial election

The 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Idaho, concurrently with the election to Idaho's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter ran for election to a third consecutive term in office. In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Otter was renominated and the Democrats nominated businessman and president of the Boise School District Board of Trustees A.J. Balukoff. Otter defeated Balukoff and four Independent and Third Party challengers in the general election.

Declared

 * Walt Bayes, perennial candidate
 * Harley Brown, candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2000 and 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Boise in 2001
 * Russ Fulcher, state senator and future U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district
 * Butch Otter, incumbent governor

Declined

 * Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative
 * Brad Little, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
 * Tom Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
 * Rex Rammell, activist, veterinarian and candidate for governor in 2010
 * Lawrence Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho

Results
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Declared

 * A.J. Balukoff, businessman and president of the Boise School District Board of Trustees
 * Terry Kerr, former Republican candidate for local office

Declined

 * Keith G. Allred, activist, mediator and nominee for governor in 2010
 * Cecil D. Andrus, former governor and former United States Secretary of the Interior
 * David H. Bieter, Mayor of Boise

Results
[[File:Idaho gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2014.svg|thumb|230px|Results by county: {{legend|#7996e2ff|Balukoff}}

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Declared

 * Steven Pankey, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010

Declared

 * John Bujak, former Canyon County prosecutor

Declared

 * Jill Humble, retired nurse educator and candidate for Boise City Council in 2013
 * Pro-Life (formerly known as Marvin Richardson), organic strawberry farmer, anti-abortion activist and perennial candidate

Debates
A debate was held between Balukoff & Bujak. Gov. Otter chose not to participate.
 * Complete video of debate, September 24, 2014 - C-SPAN

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Ada (largest municipality: Boise)
 * Bannock (largest municipality: Pocatello)