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2008-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Idaho (Class 2)


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County Turnout Jim Risch
(R)		 Larry LaRocco
(D)		 Rex Rammell
(I)		 Kent Marmon
(Libertarian)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Ada64%91,42552.1%73,72242.0%5,9823.4%2,6571.5%1,6640.9%17,703 175,450
Adams72%1,26857.0%69831.4%1938.7%381.7%271.2%570 2,224
Bannock59%18,31352.3%13,60038.8%2,1366.1%5661.6%3931.1%4,713 35,008
Bear Lake67%2,16274.7%52518.1%1535.3%220.8%321.1%1,637 2,894
Benewah56%2,37660.2%1,37734.9%731.8%611.5%631.6%999 3,950
Bingham57%10,45561.1%4,05823.7%2,02911.9%3352.0%2281.3%6,397 17,105
Blaine65%3,78236.7%6,12659.5%1741.7%1151.1%960.9%-2,344 10,293
Boise69%2,21859.8%1,19632.2%2035.5%611.6%340.9%1,022 3,712
Bonner60%10,77957.3%6,97037.1%4832.6%2921.6%2861.5%3,809 18,810
Bonneville60%25,20161.0%10,70225.9%4,13210.0%7541.8%5481.3%14,499 41,337
Boundary57%2,79861.5%1,40630.9%2024.4%761.7%691.5%1,392 4,551
Butte67%88063.0%32623.3%15611.2%201.4%151.1%554 1,397
Camas70%37262.1%17429.0%396.5%40.7%101.7%198 599
Canyon52%39,21361.8%18,80429.6%3,0904.9%1,3312.1%9981.6%20,409 63,436
Caribou66%2,39973.3%53416.3%2708.2%471.4%230.7%1,865 3,273
Cassia52%5,55371.2%1,31616.9%7379.5%851.1%1041.3%4,237 7,795
Clark54%22962.6%7019.1%6317.2%30.8%10.3%159 366
Clearwater54%2,27859.4%1,33034.7%1193.1%461.2%651.7%948 3,838
Custer67%1,38960.3%56724.6%29012.6%321.4%241.0%822 2,302
Elmore42%5,12462.0%2,56131.0%3324.0%1311.6%1211.5%2,563 8,269
Franklin63%4,02379.4%66013.0%2064.1%731.4%1052.1%3,363 5,067
Fremont66%3,99368.0%94416.1%78813.4%931.6%571.0%3,049 5,875
Gem64%5,01363.6%2,13927.1%4866.2%1071.4%1341.7%2,874 7,879
Gooding50%3,40263.0%1,44426.8%4217.8%691.3%621.1%1,958 5,398
Idaho64%5,43367.8%2,10626.3%2563.2%951.2%1261.6%3,327 8,016
Jefferson66%7,19768.7%1,51114.4%1,47714.1%1691.6%1161.1%5,686 10,470
Jerome46%4,34363.4%1,78626.1%4847.1%951.4%1442.1%2,557 6,852
Kootenai61%36,18559.8%20,55834.0%1,6182.7%9321.5%1,2402.0%15,627 60,533
Latah58%7,70644.3%8,85450.9%3632.1%2541.5%2271.3%-1,148 17,404
Lemhi65%2,57063.4%98624.3%3899.6%511.3%581.4%1,584 4,054
Lewis60%1,15064.8%49227.7%744.2%281.6%321.8%658 1,776
Lincoln53%1,06859.5%52129.0%1538.5%241.3%281.6%547 1,794
Madison49%9,55274.2%1,28210.0%1,67213.0%1681.3%1971.5%7,880 12,871
Minidoka49%4,44664.0%1,58122.8%69910.1%1021.5%1151.7%2,865 6,943
Nez Perce58%9,24152.2%7,60042.9%4232.4%1901.1%2521.4%1,641 17,706
Oneida71%1,52372.8%38518.4%1055.0%351.7%432.1%1,138 2,091
Owyhee50%2,74368.4%91822.9%2385.9%521.3%571.4%1,825 4,008
Payette54%5,55465.0%2,33227.3%4144.8%1191.4%1321.5%3,222 8,551
Power53%1,64158.6%90432.3%1886.7%331.2%321.1%737 2,798
Shoshone55%2,55245.4%2,69448.0%1262.2%1001.8%1452.6%-142 5,617
Teton69%1,81240.1%2,07245.8%52511.6%671.5%441.0%-260 4,520
Twin Falls52%16,96360.0%8,48730.0%2,1217.5%3141.1%4001.4%8,476 28,285
Valley70%2,69451.6%2,26543.4%1362.6%611.2%631.2%429 5,219
Washington58%2,72661.4%1,32029.7%2926.6%511.1%521.2%1,406 4,441
TOTAL 59% 371,74457.7% 219,90334.1% 34,5105.4% 9,9581.5% 8,6651.3% 151,841 644,780
Total R vote: 371,744 (57.7%)      Total D vote: 219,903 (34.1%)      Total Other vote: 53,133 (8.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,573,256 $1,421,746 $439,397 $0
Total Receipts: $3,594,815 $1,424,818 $439,360 $0
Cash on Hand: $21,560 $3,071 $206 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $192 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $495,000 $300,000 $403,901 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $2,173,431 $836,289 $31,307 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $850,873 $281,591 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $32,408 $200 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $23,896 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $23,896 $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $3,597,152 $1,421,746 $439,397 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/ID/2008


Other candidates included: Pro Life (I), 8,662 votes



2008 Senate class 2, Ada County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 91,425 52.1%
Larry LaRocco (D) 73,722 42.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 5,982 3.4%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 2,657 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 1,664 0.9%
TOTAL 175,450
Turnout: 64%


2008 Senate class 2, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,268 57.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 698 31.4%
Rex Rammell (I) 193 8.7%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 38 1.7%
Pro Life (I) 27 1.2%
TOTAL 2,224
Turnout: 72%


2008 Senate class 2, Bannock County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 18,313 52.3%
Larry LaRocco (D) 13,600 38.8%
Rex Rammell (I) 2,136 6.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 566 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 393 1.1%
TOTAL 35,008
Turnout: 59%


2008 Senate class 2, Bear Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,162 74.7%
Larry LaRocco (D) 525 18.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 153 5.3%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 22 0.8%
Pro Life (I) 32 1.1%
TOTAL 2,894
Turnout: 67%


2008 Senate class 2, Benewah County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,376 60.2%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,377 34.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 73 1.8%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 61 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 63 1.6%
TOTAL 3,950
Turnout: 56%


2008 Senate class 2, Bingham County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 10,455 61.1%
Larry LaRocco (D) 4,058 23.7%
Rex Rammell (I) 2,029 11.9%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 335 2.0%
Pro Life (I) 228 1.3%
TOTAL 17,105
Turnout: 57%


2008 Senate class 2, Blaine County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 3,782 36.7%
Larry LaRocco (D) 6,126 59.5%
Rex Rammell (I) 174 1.7%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 115 1.1%
Pro Life (I) 96 0.9%
TOTAL 10,293
Turnout: 65%


2008 Senate class 2, Boise County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,218 59.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,196 32.2%
Rex Rammell (I) 203 5.5%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 61 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 34 0.9%
TOTAL 3,712
Turnout: 69%


2008 Senate class 2, Bonner County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 10,779 57.3%
Larry LaRocco (D) 6,970 37.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 483 2.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 292 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 286 1.5%
TOTAL 18,810
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Bonneville County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 25,201 61.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 10,702 25.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 4,132 10.0%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 754 1.8%
Pro Life (I) 548 1.3%
TOTAL 41,337
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Boundary County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,798 61.5%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,406 30.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 202 4.4%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 76 1.7%
Pro Life (I) 69 1.5%
TOTAL 4,551
Turnout: 57%


2008 Senate class 2, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 880 63.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 326 23.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 156 11.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 20 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 15 1.1%
TOTAL 1,397
Turnout: 67%


2008 Senate class 2, Camas County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 372 62.1%
Larry LaRocco (D) 174 29.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 39 6.5%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 4 0.7%
Pro Life (I) 10 1.7%
TOTAL 599
Turnout: 70%


2008 Senate class 2, Canyon County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 39,213 61.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 18,804 29.6%
Rex Rammell (I) 3,090 4.9%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 1,331 2.1%
Pro Life (I) 998 1.6%
TOTAL 63,436
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Caribou County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,399 73.3%
Larry LaRocco (D) 534 16.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 270 8.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 47 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 23 0.7%
TOTAL 3,273
Turnout: 66%


2008 Senate class 2, Cassia County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 5,553 71.2%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,316 16.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 737 9.5%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 85 1.1%
Pro Life (I) 104 1.3%
TOTAL 7,795
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 229 62.6%
Larry LaRocco (D) 70 19.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 63 17.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 3 0.8%
Pro Life (I) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 366
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Clearwater County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,278 59.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,330 34.7%
Rex Rammell (I) 119 3.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 46 1.2%
Pro Life (I) 65 1.7%
TOTAL 3,838
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Custer County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,389 60.3%
Larry LaRocco (D) 567 24.6%
Rex Rammell (I) 290 12.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 32 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 24 1.0%
TOTAL 2,302
Turnout: 67%


2008 Senate class 2, Elmore County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 5,124 62.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,561 31.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 332 4.0%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 131 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 121 1.5%
TOTAL 8,269
Turnout: 42%


2008 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 4,023 79.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 660 13.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 206 4.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 73 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 105 2.1%
TOTAL 5,067
Turnout: 63%


2008 Senate class 2, Fremont County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 3,993 68.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 944 16.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 788 13.4%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 93 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 57 1.0%
TOTAL 5,875
Turnout: 66%


2008 Senate class 2, Gem County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 5,013 63.6%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,139 27.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 486 6.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 107 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 134 1.7%
TOTAL 7,879
Turnout: 64%


2008 Senate class 2, Gooding County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 3,402 63.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,444 26.8%
Rex Rammell (I) 421 7.8%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 69 1.3%
Pro Life (I) 62 1.1%
TOTAL 5,398
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Idaho County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 5,433 67.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,106 26.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 256 3.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 95 1.2%
Pro Life (I) 126 1.6%
TOTAL 8,016
Turnout: 64%


2008 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 7,197 68.7%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,511 14.4%
Rex Rammell (I) 1,477 14.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 169 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 116 1.1%
TOTAL 10,470
Turnout: 66%


2008 Senate class 2, Jerome County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 4,343 63.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,786 26.1%
Rex Rammell (I) 484 7.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 95 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 144 2.1%
TOTAL 6,852
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Kootenai County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 36,185 59.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 20,558 34.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 1,618 2.7%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 932 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 1,240 2.0%
TOTAL 60,533
Turnout: 61%


2008 Senate class 2, Latah County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 7,706 44.3%
Larry LaRocco (D) 8,854 50.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 363 2.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 254 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 227 1.3%
TOTAL 17,404
Turnout: 58%


2008 Senate class 2, Lemhi County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,570 63.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 986 24.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 389 9.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 51 1.3%
Pro Life (I) 58 1.4%
TOTAL 4,054
Turnout: 65%


2008 Senate class 2, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,150 64.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 492 27.7%
Rex Rammell (I) 74 4.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 28 1.6%
Pro Life (I) 32 1.8%
TOTAL 1,776
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,068 59.5%
Larry LaRocco (D) 521 29.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 153 8.5%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 24 1.3%
Pro Life (I) 28 1.6%
TOTAL 1,794
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 9,552 74.2%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,282 10.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 1,672 13.0%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 168 1.3%
Pro Life (I) 197 1.5%
TOTAL 12,871
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Minidoka County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 4,446 64.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,581 22.8%
Rex Rammell (I) 699 10.1%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 102 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 115 1.7%
TOTAL 6,943
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Nez Perce County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 9,241 52.2%
Larry LaRocco (D) 7,600 42.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 423 2.4%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 190 1.1%
Pro Life (I) 252 1.4%
TOTAL 17,706
Turnout: 58%


2008 Senate class 2, Oneida County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,523 72.8%
Larry LaRocco (D) 385 18.4%
Rex Rammell (I) 105 5.0%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 35 1.7%
Pro Life (I) 43 2.1%
TOTAL 2,091
Turnout: 71%


2008 Senate class 2, Owyhee County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,743 68.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 918 22.9%
Rex Rammell (I) 238 5.9%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 52 1.3%
Pro Life (I) 57 1.4%
TOTAL 4,008
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Payette County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 5,554 65.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,332 27.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 414 4.8%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 119 1.4%
Pro Life (I) 132 1.5%
TOTAL 8,551
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Power County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,641 58.6%
Larry LaRocco (D) 904 32.3%
Rex Rammell (I) 188 6.7%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 33 1.2%
Pro Life (I) 32 1.1%
TOTAL 2,798
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Shoshone County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,552 45.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,694 48.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 126 2.2%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 100 1.8%
Pro Life (I) 145 2.6%
TOTAL 5,617
Turnout: 55%


2008 Senate class 2, Teton County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 1,812 40.1%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,072 45.8%
Rex Rammell (I) 525 11.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 67 1.5%
Pro Life (I) 44 1.0%
TOTAL 4,520
Turnout: 69%


2008 Senate class 2, Twin Falls County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 16,963 60.0%
Larry LaRocco (D) 8,487 30.0%
Rex Rammell (I) 2,121 7.5%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 314 1.1%
Pro Life (I) 400 1.4%
TOTAL 28,285
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Valley County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,694 51.6%
Larry LaRocco (D) 2,265 43.4%
Rex Rammell (I) 136 2.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 61 1.2%
Pro Life (I) 63 1.2%
TOTAL 5,219
Turnout: 70%


2008 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Jim Risch (R) 2,726 61.4%
Larry LaRocco (D) 1,320 29.7%
Rex Rammell (I) 292 6.6%
Kent Marmon (Lbt) 51 1.1%
Pro Life (I) 52 1.2%
TOTAL 4,441
Turnout: 58%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jim Risch
Total Disbursements: $3,573,256
Total Receipts: $3,594,815
Cash on Hand: $21,560
Candidate Contributions: $192
Candidate Loans: $495,000
Individual Contributions: $2,173,431
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $850,873
Other Committee Transfers: $32,408
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $23,896
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $23,896
Net Spending: $3,597,152



Larry LaRocco
Total Disbursements: $1,421,746
Total Receipts: $1,424,818
Cash on Hand: $3,071
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $300,000
Individual Contributions: $836,289
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $281,591
Other Committee Transfers: $200
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $1,421,746



Rex Rammell
Total Disbursements: $439,397
Total Receipts: $439,360
Cash on Hand: $206
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $403,901
Individual Contributions: $31,307
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $439,397



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/ID/2008


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Jim Risch 80,743 65.3% $3,573,256
2   Scott Syme 16,660 13.5% $105,023
3   Richard Phenneger 6,532 5.3% $103,748
4   Neal Thompson 5,375 4.3% $11,597
5   Fred Adams 4,987 4.0%
6   Bill Hunter 4,280 3.5% $10,094
7   Brian Hefner 2,915 2.4%
8   Hal Styles 2,082 1.7%
TOTAL VOTES 123,574    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Larry LaRocco 29,023 72.3% $1,421,746
2   Dave Archuleta 11,074 27.6%
3   Kevin Volkmann 20 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 40,117