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Elections in Idaho |
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Idaho, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Idaho, other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch ran for re-election to a second term in office. In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Risch was renominated and the Democrats nominated attorney Nels Mitchell. Risch defeated Mitchell by a landslide in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 118,927 | 79.91% | |
Republican | Jeremy Anderson | 29,897 | 20.09% | |
Total votes | 148,824 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nels Mitchell | 16,905 | 69.6% | |
Democratic | William Bryk | 7,383 | 30.4% | |
Total votes | 24,288 | 100.0% |
Candidate | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on Hand | Debt |
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Jim Risch (R) | $1,339,302 | $630,796 | $940,697 | $0 |
Nels Mitchell (D) | $149,218 | $59,311 | $89,907 | $5,000 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[5] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[8] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jim Risch (R) |
Nels Mitchell (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Rasmussen Reports | May 28–29, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 54% | 29% | 6% | 11% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 696 | ± 4.2% | 62% | 31% | 1% | 6% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 844 | ± 4% | 59% | 25% | 0% | 16% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 594 | ± 5% | 64% | 27% | 0% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 50% | 32% | — | 18% |
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 575 | ± 6% | 61% | 30% | — | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 285,596 | 65.33% | +7.68% | |
Democratic | Nels Mitchell | 151,574 | 34.67% | +0.56% | |
Total votes | 437,170 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |