US Senate Elections 2014 | US Senate Elections | Idaho Races
2014 Idaho U.S. Senate Election Results
Jim Risch
Percent: 65.33%
Votes: 285,596
Nels Mitchell
Percent: 34.67%
Votes: 151,574
Race Summary
In the 2014 United States Senate election in Idaho, Republican Jim Risch received 65.33% of the vote, while Democrat Nels Mitchell received 34.67%. Risch’s margin of 30 percentage points demonstrated a strong Republican advantage in Idaho that election cycle.
Full Results
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 65.33%
Votes: 285,596
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 34.67%
Votes: 151,574
Total votes: 437,170
State Map
Results by County
Ada County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 53.87%
Votes: 69,404
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 46.13%
Votes: 59,423
Total votes: 128,827
Benewah County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 72.80%
Votes: 1,924
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 27.20%
Votes: 719
Total votes: 2,643
Bonner County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 66.73%
Votes: 8,462
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 33.27%
Votes: 4,219
Total votes: 12,681
Camas County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 76.69%
Votes: 329
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 23.31%
Votes: 100
Total votes: 429
Clark County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 84.05%
Votes: 195
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 15.95%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 232
Franklin County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 89.01%
Votes: 2,527
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 10.99%
Votes: 312
Total votes: 2,839
Idaho County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 77.82%
Votes: 4,371
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 22.18%
Votes: 1,246
Total votes: 5,617
Latah County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 50.06%
Votes: 5,826
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 49.94%
Votes: 5,813
Total votes: 11,639
Madison County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 86.95%
Votes: 5,902
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 13.05%
Votes: 886
Total votes: 6,788
Owyhee County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 82.15%
Votes: 2,117
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 17.85%
Votes: 460
Total votes: 2,577
Teton County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 51.05%
Votes: 1,991
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 48.95%
Votes: 1,909
Total votes: 3,900
Adams County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 73.16%
Votes: 1,022
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 26.84%
Votes: 375
Total votes: 1,397
Bingham County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 75.66%
Votes: 8,013
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 24.34%
Votes: 2,578
Total votes: 10,591
Bonneville County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 71.78%
Votes: 19,240
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 28.22%
Votes: 7,564
Total votes: 26,804
Canyon County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 72.37%
Votes: 32,063
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 27.63%
Votes: 12,244
Total votes: 44,307
Clearwater County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 71.14%
Votes: 1,876
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 28.86%
Votes: 761
Total votes: 2,637
Fremont County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 82.34%
Votes: 3,356
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 17.66%
Votes: 720
Total votes: 4,076
Jefferson County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 84.56%
Votes: 5,968
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 15.44%
Votes: 1,090
Total votes: 7,058
Lemhi County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 77.66%
Votes: 2,273
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 22.34%
Votes: 654
Total votes: 2,927
Minidoka County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 78.69%
Votes: 3,622
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 21.31%
Votes: 981
Total votes: 4,603
Payette County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 76.77%
Votes: 4,366
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 23.23%
Votes: 1,321
Total votes: 5,687
Twin Falls County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 70.80%
Votes: 13,309
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 29.20%
Votes: 5,489
Total votes: 18,798
Bannock County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 58.13%
Votes: 12,980
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 41.87%
Votes: 9,351
Total votes: 22,331
Blaine County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 40.54%
Votes: 2,854
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 59.46%
Votes: 4,186
Total votes: 7,040
Boundary County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 76.23%
Votes: 2,517
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 23.77%
Votes: 785
Total votes: 3,302
Caribou County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 83.19%
Votes: 1,618
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 16.81%
Votes: 327
Total votes: 1,945
Custer County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 76.42%
Votes: 1,361
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 23.58%
Votes: 420
Total votes: 1,781
Gem County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 76.22%
Votes: 3,961
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 23.78%
Votes: 1,236
Total votes: 5,197
Jerome County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 75.31%
Votes: 3,294
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 24.69%
Votes: 1,080
Total votes: 4,374
Lewis County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 74.42%
Votes: 893
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 25.58%
Votes: 307
Total votes: 1,200
Nez Perce County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 62.49%
Votes: 6,974
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 37.51%
Votes: 4,186
Total votes: 11,160
Power County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 69.41%
Votes: 1,441
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 30.59%
Votes: 635
Total votes: 2,076
Valley County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 58.36%
Votes: 2,067
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 41.64%
Votes: 1,475
Total votes: 3,542
Bear Lake County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 84.69%
Votes: 1,599
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 15.31%
Votes: 289
Total votes: 1,888
Boise County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 70.92%
Votes: 1,902
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 29.08%
Votes: 780
Total votes: 2,682
Butte County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 78.85%
Votes: 895
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 21.15%
Votes: 240
Total votes: 1,135
Cassia County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 84.85%
Votes: 4,616
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 15.15%
Votes: 824
Total votes: 5,440
Elmore County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 70.51%
Votes: 3,690
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 29.49%
Votes: 1,543
Total votes: 5,233
Gooding County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 74.04%
Votes: 2,912
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 25.96%
Votes: 1,021
Total votes: 3,933
Kootenai County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 69.51%
Votes: 25,681
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 30.49%
Votes: 11,263
Total votes: 36,944
Lincoln County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 72.81%
Votes: 972
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 27.19%
Votes: 363
Total votes: 1,335
Oneida County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 84.07%
Votes: 918
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 15.93%
Votes: 174
Total votes: 1,092
Shoshone County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 57.12%
Votes: 1,874
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 42.88%
Votes: 1,407
Total votes: 3,281
Washington County
Jim Risch (REP)
Percent: 75.61%
Votes: 2,421
Nels Mitchell (DEM)
Percent: 24.39%
Votes: 781
Total votes: 3,202