1954 Idaho gubernatorial election

none related races 1954 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1954 Idaho gubernatorial election Idaho 1927 Presidential no 1950 Idaho gubernatorial election 1950 1958 Idaho gubernatorial election 1958 November 2, 1954 File:Robert E. Smylie.jpg 150x150px Robert E. Smylie Republican Party (United States) 124,038 54.24% 3x4.svg Clark Hamilton Democratic Party (United States) 104,647 45.76% 1954 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 180px County resultsSmylie: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Hamilton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Len Jordan Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Smylie Republican Party (United States) The 1954 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 2. Republican nominee Robert E. Smylie defeated Democratic nominee Clark Hamilton with 54.24% of the vote. The incumbent governor was not allowed to run for a second four-year term until 1958. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 10, 1954.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=taNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1006%2C2896520 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Aden Tom Dull primary drags to close August 8, 1954 5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uKNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1578%2C3128695 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Aden Tom Taylor, Hamilton, Smylie cling to narrow leads August 11, 1954 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uaNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1516%2C3223942 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Returns confirm polls victories of Taylor, Smylie, Hamilton August 12, 1954 1 Democratic primary Candidates Clark Hamilton, Weiser state senator Charles Gossett, Nampa, former governor and senator Cantril Nielsen, Pocatello, former county commissioner Joseph McNew, Boise Republican primary Candidates Robert E. Smylie, attorney general John Sanborn, Hagerman, former congressman Larry Gardner, Coeur d'Alene mayor General election Candidates Robert E. Smylie, Republican Clark Hamilton, Democratic Results 1954 Idaho gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA146 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 5 November 2013 9781452290171 2020-04-16 Cook Rhodes Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Smylie 124,038 54.24% Democratic Party (United States) Clark Hamilton 104,647 45.76% 19,391 228,685 Republican Party (United States) References 2 1954 Idaho Gubernatorial Category:November 1954 in the United States