Governor Elections 2014 | US Governor Elections | Idaho Races
2014 Idaho Gubernatorial Election Results
Butch Otter
Percent: 53.52%
Votes: 235,405
AJ Balukoff
Percent: 38.55%
Votes: 169,556
Race Summary
In the 2014 Idaho Gubernatorial Election, incumbent Republican Butch Otter received about 53.52% of the vote, while his main challenger, Democrat AJ Balukoff, got 38.55%. Otter’s margin of 14.97 percentage points confirmed the strength of Republican support in Idaho during that cycle.
Full Results
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 53.52%
Votes: 235,405
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 38.55%
Votes: 169,556
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.07%
Votes: 17,884
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 8,801
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 5,219
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 2,870
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 95
Total votes: 439,830
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Results by County
Ada County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 42.73%
Votes: 55,407
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 51.16%
Votes: 66,347
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 4,424
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 2,008
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 877
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 600
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 129,678
Benewah County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 53.20%
Votes: 1,421
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 29.24%
Votes: 781
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 10.41%
Votes: 278
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.03%
Votes: 81
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 3.33%
Votes: 89
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 21
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,671
Bonner County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 53.97%
Votes: 6,907
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 34.46%
Votes: 4,410
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 5.88%
Votes: 753
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 306
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 281
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 142
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 12,799
Camas County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 62.47%
Votes: 273
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 28.60%
Votes: 125
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.43%
Votes: 15
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.20%
Votes: 14
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 10
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 437
Clark County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 70.17%
Votes: 167
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 20.17%
Votes: 48
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.78%
Votes: 9
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.52%
Votes: 6
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 5
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 3
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 238
Franklin County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 74.84%
Votes: 2,163
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 13.60%
Votes: 393
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.05%
Votes: 117
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.60%
Votes: 104
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 86
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 27
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,890
Idaho County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 61.78%
Votes: 3,495
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 26.67%
Votes: 1,509
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.29%
Votes: 186
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 146
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 4.63%
Votes: 262
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 57
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 5,657
Latah County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 38.70%
Votes: 4,542
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 53.86%
Votes: 6,321
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.68%
Votes: 432
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 255
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 120
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 64
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 11,737
Madison County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 68.47%
Votes: 4,671
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 21.72%
Votes: 1,482
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 5.76%
Votes: 393
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.92%
Votes: 131
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 108
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 31
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 6,822
Owyhee County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 73.20%
Votes: 1,887
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 18.58%
Votes: 479
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.96%
Votes: 102
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 69
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 27
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 14
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,578
Teton County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 42.64%
Votes: 1,678
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 50.24%
Votes: 1,977
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 2.72%
Votes: 107
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.05%
Votes: 120
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 24
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 29
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,935
Adams County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 64.42%
Votes: 907
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 26.49%
Votes: 373
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.05%
Votes: 57
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.70%
Votes: 38
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 24
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 9
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,408
Bingham County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 63.18%
Votes: 6,725
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 27.64%
Votes: 2,942
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.83%
Votes: 514
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.54%
Votes: 270
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 134
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 59
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 10,644
Bonneville County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 56.65%
Votes: 15,295
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 34.73%
Votes: 9,377
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.76%
Votes: 1,284
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.11%
Votes: 571
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.18%
Votes: 319
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 141
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 27,000
Canyon County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 61.06%
Votes: 27,124
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 30.47%
Votes: 13,536
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.68%
Votes: 2,079
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.65%
Votes: 732
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 564
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 363
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 44,421
Clearwater County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 54.84%
Votes: 1,455
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 35.54%
Votes: 943
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.15%
Votes: 110
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 62
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 54
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 29
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,653
Fremont County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 71.41%
Votes: 2,932
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 20.00%
Votes: 821
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.29%
Votes: 176
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 102
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 56
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 19
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,106
Jefferson County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 71.05%
Votes: 5,006
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 18.96%
Votes: 1,336
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 5.49%
Votes: 387
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 157
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 99
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 59
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 7,046
Lemhi County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 67.08%
Votes: 1,970
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 22.71%
Votes: 667
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.49%
Votes: 132
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.76%
Votes: 81
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 56
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 22
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 2,937
Minidoka County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 66.67%
Votes: 3,087
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 25.53%
Votes: 1,182
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.48%
Votes: 161
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 96
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 57
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 47
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,630
Payette County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 67.70%
Votes: 3,862
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 24.15%
Votes: 1,378
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.89%
Votes: 222
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 124
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 67
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 51
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 5,705
Twin Falls County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 58.25%
Votes: 11,023
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 34.23%
Votes: 6,477
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.46%
Votes: 655
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.22%
Votes: 420
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 204
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 143
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 18,924
Bannock County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 45.79%
Votes: 10,282
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 46.12%
Votes: 10,355
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.67%
Votes: 824
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.80%
Votes: 629
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 254
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 109
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 22,454
Blaine County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 33.84%
Votes: 2,401
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 61.49%
Votes: 4,363
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 168
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 105
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 31
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 28
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,096
Boundary County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 59.45%
Votes: 1,997
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 25.31%
Votes: 850
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 7.50%
Votes: 252
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.80%
Votes: 94
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 4.08%
Votes: 137
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 29
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,359
Caribou County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 68.08%
Votes: 1,331
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 23.02%
Votes: 450
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.09%
Votes: 80
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.22%
Votes: 63
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 27
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 4
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,955
Custer County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 61.82%
Votes: 1,109
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 24.58%
Votes: 441
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 6.47%
Votes: 116
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 4.18%
Votes: 75
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 37
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 16
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,794
Gem County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 67.73%
Votes: 3,543
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 23.51%
Votes: 1,230
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.15%
Votes: 217
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.99%
Votes: 104
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 71
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 63
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 5,231
Jerome County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 63.45%
Votes: 2,797
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 28.29%
Votes: 1,247
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.79%
Votes: 167
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 108
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 62
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 26
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,408
Lewis County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 54.53%
Votes: 662
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 35.26%
Votes: 428
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 39
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.47%
Votes: 30
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 3.46%
Votes: 42
Pro-Life
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 13
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,214
Nez Perce County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 47.68%
Votes: 5,369
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 45.66%
Votes: 5,142
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 2.52%
Votes: 284
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 225
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 153
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 88
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 11,261
Power County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 57.41%
Votes: 1,208
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 33.60%
Votes: 707
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.13%
Votes: 87
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.85%
Votes: 60
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 33
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 8
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,104
Valley County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 52.18%
Votes: 1,851
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 41.84%
Votes: 1,484
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 121
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 47
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 22
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 20
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 3,547
Bear Lake County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 72.83%
Votes: 1,378
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 16.75%
Votes: 317
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.38%
Votes: 64
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 4.33%
Votes: 82
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.11%
Votes: 40
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 11
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,892
Boise County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 59.45%
Votes: 1,607
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 31.30%
Votes: 846
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.88%
Votes: 132
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 64
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 33
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 21
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,703
Butte County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 67.41%
Votes: 759
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 23.09%
Votes: 260
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.82%
Votes: 43
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 4.44%
Votes: 50
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 12
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 2
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,126
Cassia County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 70.31%
Votes: 3,832
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 21.32%
Votes: 1,162
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.04%
Votes: 220
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 129
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 68
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 39
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,450
Elmore County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 60.28%
Votes: 3,170
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 31.64%
Votes: 1,664
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.59%
Votes: 189
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 152
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 38
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 46
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,259
Gooding County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 62.55%
Votes: 2,474
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 29.41%
Votes: 1,163
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.05%
Votes: 160
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 88
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 41
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 29
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,955
Kootenai County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 59.85%
Votes: 22,194
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 31.69%
Votes: 11,750
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.78%
Votes: 1,774
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.52%
Votes: 562
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 475
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 321
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 37,083
Lincoln County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 61.83%
Votes: 826
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 31.51%
Votes: 421
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 2.77%
Votes: 37
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 30
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 13
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 8
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,336
Oneida County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 73.50%
Votes: 807
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 16.30%
Votes: 179
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.64%
Votes: 40
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.55%
Votes: 39
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 25
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 7
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,098
Shoshone County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 49.00%
Votes: 1,658
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 40.87%
Votes: 1,383
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 4.73%
Votes: 160
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 3.25%
Votes: 110
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 44
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 29
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,384
Washington County
Butch Otter (REP)
Percent: 67.18%
Votes: 2,153
AJ Balukoff (DEM)
Percent: 25.27%
Votes: 810
John Bujak (LIB)
Percent: 3.65%
Votes: 117
Jill Humble (IND)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 62
Steve Pankey (CON)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 38
Pro-Life
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 23
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 3,205