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1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Idaho


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County Turnout John Evans*
(D)		 Allan Larsen
(R)		 Wayne Loveless
(American)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Ada52%35,76164.1%18,90833.9%1,1362.0%00.0%16,853 55,805
Adams63%93870.2%38128.5%171.3%00.0%557 1,336
Bannock55%12,96858.3%8,75239.4%5122.3%00.0%4,216 22,232
Bear Lake67%89733.8%1,73265.4%210.8%00.0%-835 2,650
Benewah47%1,71272.6%63226.8%140.6%00.0%1,080 2,358
Bingham56%4,61741.5%6,38257.4%1271.1%00.0%-1,765 11,126
Blaine41%1,97774.4%62723.6%532.0%00.0%1,350 2,657
Boise64%76365.0%39533.7%151.3%00.0%368 1,173
Bonner45%4,11961.4%2,51137.4%831.2%00.0%1,608 6,713
Bonneville54%10,01048.6%10,33050.2%2501.2%00.0%-320 20,590
Boundary50%1,33559.6%88539.5%190.8%00.0%450 2,239
Butte61%75061.2%46537.9%110.9%00.0%285 1,226
Camas86%29466.4%14633.0%30.7%00.0%148 443
Canyon46%14,37661.7%8,44436.2%4912.1%00.0%5,932 23,311
Caribou59%99035.0%1,79963.6%381.3%00.0%-809 2,827
Cassia48%2,26441.6%3,05556.2%1202.2%00.0%-791 5,439
Clark91%25256.4%19443.4%10.2%00.0%58 447
Clearwater42%2,12974.9%65823.1%562.0%00.0%1,471 2,843
Custer54%67456.8%49041.3%221.9%00.0%184 1,186
Elmore29%2,70669.6%1,16229.9%200.5%00.0%1,544 3,888
Franklin69%1,01630.4%2,27067.8%611.8%00.0%-1,254 3,347
Fremont66%1,74144.2%2,16855.1%260.7%00.0%-427 3,935
Gem55%2,85569.5%1,16628.4%852.1%00.0%1,689 4,106
Gooding52%2,46463.8%1,36435.3%330.9%00.0%1,100 3,861
Idaho49%2,89462.3%1,70136.6%491.1%00.0%1,193 4,644
Jefferson62%1,86036.4%3,13961.5%1092.1%00.0%-1,279 5,108
Jerome51%2,51456.6%1,88342.4%431.0%00.0%631 4,440
Kootenai41%8,55457.4%5,98740.2%3612.4%00.0%2,567 14,902
Latah47%7,05473.2%2,40224.9%1851.9%00.0%4,652 9,641
Lemhi51%1,25453.4%1,06845.4%281.2%00.0%186 2,350
Lewis55%1,07972.3%41027.5%40.3%00.0%669 1,493
Lincoln59%85467.9%39031.0%141.1%00.0%464 1,258
Madison44%1,34926.3%3,72772.7%491.0%00.0%-2,378 5,125
Minidoka48%2,97454.4%2,35343.1%1352.5%00.0%621 5,462
Nez Perce47%7,72573.7%2,60524.8%1551.5%00.0%5,120 10,485
Oneida88%1,02359.1%69840.3%90.5%00.0%325 1,730
Owyhee41%1,24261.5%74837.1%281.4%00.0%494 2,018
Payette44%2,59861.1%1,56136.7%922.2%00.0%1,037 4,251
Power59%1,44063.2%81835.9%200.9%00.0%622 2,278
Shoshone42%3,72671.0%1,39426.6%1292.5%00.0%2,332 5,249
Teton73%49840.7%72459.2%20.2%00.0%-226 1,224
Twin Falls47%9,49060.2%6,08038.6%2011.3%00.0%3,410 15,771
Valley59%1,46670.7%58828.3%211.0%00.0%878 2,075
Washington59%2,33870.3%95728.8%290.9%00.0%1,381 3,324
TOTAL 53% 169,54058.8% 114,14939.6% 4,8771.7% 00.0% 55,391 288,566
Total R vote: 114,149 (39.6%)      Total D vote: 169,540 (58.8%)      Total Other vote: 4,877 (1.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $377,847 $265,872 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen



1978 Governor, Ada County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 35,761 64.1%
Allan Larsen (R) 18,908 33.9%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 1,136 2.0%
TOTAL 55,805
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 938 70.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 381 28.5%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 17 1.3%
TOTAL 1,336
Turnout: 63%


1978 Governor, Bannock County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 12,968 58.3%
Allan Larsen (R) 8,752 39.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 512 2.3%
TOTAL 22,232
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Bear Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 897 33.8%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,732 65.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 21 0.8%
TOTAL 2,650
Turnout: 67%


1978 Governor, Benewah County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,712 72.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 632 26.8%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 14 0.6%
TOTAL 2,358
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Bingham County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 4,617 41.5%
Allan Larsen (R) 6,382 57.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 127 1.1%
TOTAL 11,126
Turnout: 56%


1978 Governor, Blaine County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,977 74.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 627 23.6%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 53 2.0%
TOTAL 2,657
Turnout: 41%


1978 Governor, Boise County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 763 65.0%
Allan Larsen (R) 395 33.7%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 15 1.3%
TOTAL 1,173
Turnout: 64%


1978 Governor, Bonner County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 4,119 61.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,511 37.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 83 1.2%
TOTAL 6,713
Turnout: 45%


1978 Governor, Bonneville County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 10,010 48.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 10,330 50.2%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 250 1.2%
TOTAL 20,590
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Boundary County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,335 59.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 885 39.5%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 19 0.8%
TOTAL 2,239
Turnout: 50%


1978 Governor, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 750 61.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 465 37.9%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 11 0.9%
TOTAL 1,226
Turnout: 61%


1978 Governor, Camas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 294 66.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 146 33.0%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 3 0.7%
TOTAL 443
Turnout: 86%


1978 Governor, Canyon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 14,376 61.7%
Allan Larsen (R) 8,444 36.2%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 491 2.1%
TOTAL 23,311
Turnout: 46%


1978 Governor, Caribou County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 990 35.0%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,799 63.6%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 38 1.3%
TOTAL 2,827
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Cassia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,264 41.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 3,055 56.2%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 120 2.2%
TOTAL 5,439
Turnout: 48%


1978 Governor, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 252 56.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 194 43.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 447
Turnout: 91%


1978 Governor, Clearwater County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,129 74.9%
Allan Larsen (R) 658 23.1%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 56 2.0%
TOTAL 2,843
Turnout: 42%


1978 Governor, Custer County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 674 56.8%
Allan Larsen (R) 490 41.3%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 22 1.9%
TOTAL 1,186
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Elmore County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,706 69.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,162 29.9%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 20 0.5%
TOTAL 3,888
Turnout: 29%


1978 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,016 30.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,270 67.8%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 61 1.8%
TOTAL 3,347
Turnout: 69%


1978 Governor, Fremont County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,741 44.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,168 55.1%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 26 0.7%
TOTAL 3,935
Turnout: 66%


1978 Governor, Gem County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,855 69.5%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,166 28.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 85 2.1%
TOTAL 4,106
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Gooding County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,464 63.8%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,364 35.3%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 33 0.9%
TOTAL 3,861
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Idaho County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,894 62.3%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,701 36.6%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 49 1.1%
TOTAL 4,644
Turnout: 49%


1978 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,860 36.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 3,139 61.5%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 109 2.1%
TOTAL 5,108
Turnout: 62%


1978 Governor, Jerome County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,514 56.6%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,883 42.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 43 1.0%
TOTAL 4,440
Turnout: 51%


1978 Governor, Kootenai County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 8,554 57.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 5,987 40.2%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 361 2.4%
TOTAL 14,902
Turnout: 41%


1978 Governor, Latah County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 7,054 73.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,402 24.9%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 185 1.9%
TOTAL 9,641
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Lemhi County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,254 53.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,068 45.4%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 28 1.2%
TOTAL 2,350
Turnout: 51%


1978 Governor, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,079 72.3%
Allan Larsen (R) 410 27.5%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,493
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 854 67.9%
Allan Larsen (R) 390 31.0%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 14 1.1%
TOTAL 1,258
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,349 26.3%
Allan Larsen (R) 3,727 72.7%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 49 1.0%
TOTAL 5,125
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Minidoka County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,974 54.4%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,353 43.1%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 135 2.5%
TOTAL 5,462
Turnout: 48%


1978 Governor, Nez Perce County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 7,725 73.7%
Allan Larsen (R) 2,605 24.8%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 155 1.5%
TOTAL 10,485
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Oneida County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,023 59.1%
Allan Larsen (R) 698 40.3%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 9 0.5%
TOTAL 1,730
Turnout: 88%


1978 Governor, Owyhee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,242 61.5%
Allan Larsen (R) 748 37.1%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 28 1.4%
TOTAL 2,018
Turnout: 41%


1978 Governor, Payette County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,598 61.1%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,561 36.7%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 92 2.2%
TOTAL 4,251
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Power County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,440 63.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 818 35.9%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 20 0.9%
TOTAL 2,278
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Shoshone County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 3,726 71.0%
Allan Larsen (R) 1,394 26.6%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 129 2.5%
TOTAL 5,249
Turnout: 42%


1978 Governor, Teton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 498 40.7%
Allan Larsen (R) 724 59.2%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,224
Turnout: 73%


1978 Governor, Twin Falls County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 9,490 60.2%
Allan Larsen (R) 6,080 38.6%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 201 1.3%
TOTAL 15,771
Turnout: 47%


1978 Governor, Valley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 1,466 70.7%
Allan Larsen (R) 588 28.3%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 21 1.0%
TOTAL 2,075
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Evans* (D) 2,338 70.3%
Allan Larsen (R) 957 28.8%
Wayne Loveless (Amer) 29 0.9%
TOTAL 3,324
Turnout: 59%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Evans*
Total Disbursements: $377,847

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Allan Larsen
Total Disbursements: $265,872

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Allan Larsen 33,778 28.7%
2   Vernon Ravenscroft 32,455 27.6%
3   Butch Otter 30,523 26.0%
4   Larry Jackson 13,510 11.5%
5   James Crowe 4,447 3.8%
6   Jay Amyx 2,842 2.4%
TOTAL VOTES 117,555  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Democrat primary