United States Senate election in Idaho, 2016

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2016

November 8, 2016

Nominee Mike Crapo Jerry Sturgill Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Idaho will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Idaho, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, 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 Senator Mike Crapo is running for re-election to a fourth term in office.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. Senator^[2]

Declined

• Russ Fulcher, former State Senator and candidate for Governor in 2014^[3][4]
• Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative^[5]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jerry Sturgill, businessman^[6]

Declined

• Richard H. Stallings, former U.S. Representative, former chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1992^[7]
• Larry LaRocco, former U.S. Representative, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2006 and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008^[3]
• Walt Minnick, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996^[3]

Third Party and Independent Candidates

Constitution Party

Declared

• Pro-Life (formerly known as Marvin Richardson), organic strawberry farmer, pro-life activist and perennial candidate^[8][9][10]
• Ray Writz^[11]

Independents

Withdrawn

• Timothy Raty, paralegal and 2004 Libertarian State House candidate^[9][12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[13]	Safe R	March 25, 2016
Daily Kos[14]	Safe R	April 4, 2016
Roll Call[15]	Safe R	April 4, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16]	Safe R	March 21, 2016

References

1. Russell, Betsy Z. (August 18, 2014). "Crapo says he'll seek another term". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
2. Russell, Betsy Z. (May 12, 2015). "Crapo announces he'll run for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
3. "RRHElections Senate Rankings – April 2015". RRH Elections. April 18, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
4. Russell, Betsy Z. (June 10, 2015). "Fulcher endorses Crapo for re-election". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
5. Easley, Jonathan (February 13, 2015). "Labrador won't run for Senate". The Hill. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
6. "Declaration for 2016" (PDF). Retrieved March 13, 2016.
7. Malloy, Chuck (July 5, 2015). "Democrats Have Issues with Crapo, But No Candidate". Idaho Politics Weekly. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
8. Brown, Nathan (May 13, 2015). "Crapo Announces Re-Election Bid, Campaign Team". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
9. Brown, Nathan (August 12, 2015). "Federal Lands, Refugees and Regulations Drive Crapo Town Hall in Castleford". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
10. "Idaho primary: Who’s running for county, state, federal office". Idaho Statesman. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
11. "Idaho primary: Who’s running for county, state, federal office". Idaho Statesman. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
12. "July Quarterly and Termination Report" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 6, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
13. "2016 Senate Race Ratings for March 25, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
14. "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
15. "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
16. "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Mike Crapo for Senate (R)
• Pro-Life for Senate (C)
• Sturgill for Senate (D)