Idaho gubernatorial election, 1986

Idaho gubernatorial election, 1986
Idaho
November 4, 1986

 
Nominee Cecil D. Andrus David H. Leroy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 193,429 189,794
Percentage 49.93% 48.99%

Governor before election

John V. Evans
Democratic

Elected Governor

Cecil D. Andrus
Democratic

The 1986 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986 to elect the governor of the state of Idaho. Cecil D. Andrus, a former Democratic governor, was elected defeating the Republican Lieutenant Governor David H. Leroy.

Nominations

Republican Lieutenant Governor David Leroy announced his candidacy for governor 14 months before the election in the autumn of 1985.[1] Leroy was a former Ada County prosecutor and attorney general of Idaho.[1]

Democrat former governor Cecil Andrus declared his bid for governor 6 months later in March 1986.[2] Andrus was a former governor of Idaho between 1970 and 1977 and then United States Secretary of the Interior until 1981.[2]

Neither Andrus or Leroy faced any opposition for the Democrat and Republican nominations for governor.[3]

Campaign

As election day neared polls showed Democrat Andrus ahead in of the Republican Leroy.[1]

Election results

Idaho gubernatorial election, 1986[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cecil D. Andrus 193,429 49.9 -3.0
Republican David H. Leroy 189,794 49.0 +1.9
Independent James Miller 4,203 1.1 +1.1
Majority 3,635 0.9 -4.9
Turnout 387,426
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Long Idaho battle ending". Daily Record. 3 November 1986. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Andrus to announce candidacy Monday". Spokane Chronicle. 7 March 1986. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. "Voters make choices in primary elections". Argus-Press. 29 May 1986. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "1986 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Idaho". Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Preceded by
1982
Idaho gubernatorial elections Succeeded by
1990
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