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TexasTowelie

(116,493 posts)
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 09:37 PM Nov 2017

Election 2018: 'Don't know' is leading the race for Idaho governor

With the primaries for Idaho’s open governor’s seat about six months away, a recent poll shows “don’t know” in the lead among likely candidates.

Dan Jones and Associates polled 619 Idahoans between Nov. 8 and 15 for Idaho Politics Weekly, with a 3.94 percent margin of error. Of those, 36 percent said they didn’t know who they would favor to lead Idaho’s executive branch.

Three Republican candidates had the next-highest statewide support: Lt. Gov. Brad Little (21 percent), U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador (17 percent) and Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist (14 percent). Five percent of those polled selected “other.”

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, a Republican who has announced he is not running for governor, received 4 percent support as did GOP child advocate Lisa Marie, who does plan to run.

Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article186982698.html

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Election 2018: 'Don't know' is leading the race for Idaho governor (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2017 OP
Has a Democratic candidate announced yet? hedda_foil Nov 2017 #1
Yes, two have announced thus far: TexasTowelie Nov 2017 #2
Thanks. So the poll was for Republicans only? hedda_foil Nov 2017 #3
You're welcome. I don't have any information about who was surveyed for the poll. nt TexasTowelie Nov 2017 #4

TexasTowelie

(116,493 posts)
2. Yes, two have announced thus far:
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 10:02 PM
Nov 2017

Democratic primary
Candidates

Declared


A.J. Balukoff, businessman, member of the Boise School District Board of Trustees and nominee for Governor in 2014
Troy Minton, activist

Potential

Dan Schmidt, former State Senator

Declined

Michelle Stennett, Minority Leader of the Idaho Senate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_gubernatorial_election,_2018

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