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2012 Idaho elections
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2012 Idaho elections Idaho presidential no 2010 Idaho elections 2010 2014 Idaho elections 2014 896,234 74.3%https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/voter_stats/view/339 2012 Nov 6 General Election - Voting Statistics Idaho Secretary of State 15 May 2025 November 6, 2012
A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2012. Along with the presidential election, Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as were all the seats in both chambers of the state Legislature.https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_elections,_2012 Idaho elections, 2012 Ballotpedia 15 May 2025 Primary elections were held on May 15, 2012.
Federal offices
President of the United States
2012 United States presidential election in Idaho
Republican candidate Mitt Romney won in Idaho with 64% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.
United States House of Representatives
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republicans Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson were both up for election, and they won their respective races comfortably.
Judicial seats
Supreme Court
Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann ran unopposed and secured another term.Idaho judicial elections, 2012 https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_judicial_elections,_2012 2025-12-28 Ballotpedia en
Court of Appeals
Two judges on the Idaho Court of Appeals ran for re-election.
Incumbents David Gratton and John Melanson were both appointed to the court by Governor Otter in 2009. Both of them ran for a full term and won unopposed.
State legislature
All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.Idaho State Senate elections, 2012 https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_State_Senate_elections,_2012 2025-12-28 Ballotpedia enIdaho House of Representatives elections, 2012 https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012 2025-12-28 Ballotpedia en
Idaho Senate
Party Before After Change Republican 28 29 1 Democratic 7 6 1 Total 35 35
Idaho House of Representatives
Party Before After Change Republican 57 57 Democratic 13 13 Total 70 70
Ballot measures
Five statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.Idaho 2012 ballot measures https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_2012_ballot_measures 15 April 2025 Ballotpedia
+2012 Idaho ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Proposition 1Limits negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ends the practice of issuing renewable contracts.Proposition 1: Referendum to approve or reject legislation limiting negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ending the practice of issuing renewable contracts https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/342/ 2025-12-28 canvass.sos.idaho.gov en277,10242.74 371,224 57.26 Veto referendumProposition 2Regulates teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership.Proposition 2: Referendum to approve or reject legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/343/ 2025-12-28 canvass.sos.idaho.gov en272,93942.02 376,689 57.98Proposition 3Amends school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation.Proposition 3: Referendum to approve or reject legislation amending school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/344/ 2025-12-28 canvass.sos.idaho.gov en215,80033.28 432,667 66.72HJR 2Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state.H.J.R. 2 Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state of Idaho https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/341/ 2025-12-28 canvass.sos.idaho.gov en 456,514 73.42165,28926.56 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentSJR 102Amends the state constitution so that the state board of correction would have the control, direction and management of adult felony probation and parole.S.J.R. 102 Idaho State Prison Control Amendment See summary » https://canvass.sos.idaho.gov/eng/ballot_questions/view/340/ 2025-12-28 Scanvass.sos.idaho.gov en 454,175 74.40156,24925.60
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Results by county
2012 Idaho Proposition 1 results.svg
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Proposition 1 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70%
2012 Idaho Proposition 2 results.svg
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Proposition 2 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70%
2012 Idaho Proposition 3 results.svg
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Proposition 3 results by countyNo: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80%
2012 Idaho HJR 2 results.svg
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HJR 2 results by countyYes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% #28497C 80–90%No: #DEDEBD 50–60%
2012 Idaho SJR 102 results.svg
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SJR 102 results by countyYes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80%
See also
Elections in Idaho
Politics of Idaho
Political party strength in Idaho
References
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