The Political Graveyard: Idaho: U.S. Representatives

Idaho: U.S. Representatives

U.S. Representatives from Idaho, 1890-2008 (May be incomplete!)

At-Large: Willis Sweet 1890-95 Edgar Wilson 1895-97 James Gunn 1897-99 Edgar Wilson 1899-1901 Thomas Louis Glenn 1901-03 Burton L. French 1903-09 Thomas R. Hamer 1909-11 Burton L. French 1911-15 Addison T. Smith 1913-17 Robert M. McCracken 1915-17
1st District: Burton L. French 1917-33 Compton I. White 1933-47 Abe McGregor Goff 1947-49 Compton I. White 1949-51 John Travers Wood 1951-53 Gracie Pfost 1953-63 Compton Ignatius White, Jr. 1963-67 James A. McClure 1967-73 Steve Symms 1973-81 Larry Craig 1981-91 Larry LaRocco 1991-95 Helen P. Chenoweth 1995-2001 C. L. 'Butch' Otter 2001-07 Bill Sali 2007-
2nd District: Addison T. Smith 1917-33 Thomas C. Coffin 1933-34 D. Worth Clark 1935-39 Henry C. Dworshak 1939-46 John C. Sanborn 1947-51 Hamer Budge 1951-61 Ralph R. Harding 1961-65 George V. Hansen 1965-69 Orval Howard Hansen 1969-75 George V. Hansen 1975-85 Richard H. Stallings 1985-93 Michael D. Crapo 1993-99 Michael K. Simpson 1999-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1892: James Gunn, defeated.

1894: James Gunn, defeated.

1896: William E. Borah, defeated.

1898: James Gunn, defeated.

1914: Bert H. Miller (Dem), defeated.

1920 Nov 2: Burton L. French (Rep), elected; Nell K. Irion (Dem), defeated; Riley Rice (Ind), defeated.

1922 Nov 7: Burton L. French (Rep), elected; George Waters (Dem), defeated; W. W. Deal (Progressive), defeated.

1924 Nov 6: Burton L. French (Rep), elected; Perry Mitchell (Dem), defeated; Roy Rabbit (Socialist), defeated.

1926 Nov 2: Burton L. French (Rep), elected; L. L. Burtenshaw (Dem & Progressive), defeated.

1920 Nov 2: Addison T. Smith (Rep), elected; W. P. Whitaker (Dem), defeated.

1922 Nov 7: Addison T. Smith (Rep), elected; W. P. Whitaker (Dem), defeated; Dow Dunning (Progressive), defeated.

1924 Nov 6: Addison T. Smith (Rep), elected; William A. Shuldberg (Progressive), defeated; Asher B. Wilson (Dem), defeated; Clifford Higby (Socialist), defeated.

1926 Nov 2: Addison T. Smith (Rep), elected; H. F. Fait (Progressive), defeated; Mary George Gray (Dem), defeated.

1938: Glen H. Taylor, defeated.

1934 Nov 6: Compton I. White (Dem), elected; Burton L. French (Rep), defeated.

1938 Nov 8: Compton I. White (Dem), elected; Rex T. Hensen (Rep), defeated.

1934 Jun 8: Thomas C. Coffin, died in office.

1934 Nov 6: D. Worth Clark (Dem), elected; Heber Q. Hale (Rep), defeated.

1938 Nov 8: Henry C. Dworshak (Rep), elected; Bert H. Miller (Dem), defeated.

1942 Nov 3: Compton I. White (Dem), elected; H. Clarence Baldridge (Rep), defeated.

1946 Nov 5: Abe McGregor Goff (Rep), elected; Compton I. White (Dem), defeated.

1948 Nov 2: Compton I. White (Dem), elected; Abe McGregor Goff (Rep), defeated; Thomas B. Wood (Progressive), defeated; Richard M. Shaefer (Socialist), defeated.

1942 Nov 3: Henry C. Dworshak (Rep), elected; Ira H. Masters (Dem), defeated.

1946 Nov 5: John C. Sanborn (Rep), elected; Pete Leguineche (Dem), defeated.

1948 Nov 2: John C. Sanborn (Rep), elected; Asael Lyman (Dem), defeated; C. W. 'Babe' Dill (Progressive), defeated.

1950: Gracie Pfost (Dem), defeated.

1982: Larry LaRocco (Dem), defeated.

1986 Nov 4: Larry Craig (Rep), elected; William Currie (Dem), defeated; David W. Shepherd (Ind), defeated.

1988 Nov 8: Larry Craig (Rep), elected; Jeanne Givens (Dem), defeated.

1986 Nov 4: Richard H. Stallings (Dem), elected; Mel Richardson (Rep), defeated.

1988 Nov 8: Richard H. Stallings (Dem), elected; Dane Watkins (Rep), defeated; Donovan Bramwell (Libertarian), defeated.

1990 Nov 6: Larry LaRocco (Dem), elected; C. A. Smyser (Rep), defeated.

1992 Nov 3: Larry LaRocco (Dem), elected; Rachel S. Gilbert (Rep), defeated; John Abel (Ind), defeated; Henry Kinsey (Ind), defeated.

1994 Nov 8: Helen P. Chenoweth (Rep), elected; Larry LaRocco (Dem), defeated.

1996 Nov 5: Helen P. Chenoweth (Rep), elected; Dan Williams (Dem), defeated; Marion Ellis (Natural Law), defeated.

1998 Nov 3: Helen P. Chenoweth (Rep), elected; Dan Williams (Dem), defeated.

1990 Nov 6: Richard H. Stallings (Dem), elected; Sean McDevitt (Rep), defeated.

1992 Nov 3: Michael D. Crapo (Rep), elected; J. D. Williams (Dem), defeated; Steven L. Kauer (Ind), defeated; David William Mansfield (Ind), defeated.

1994 Nov 8: Michael D. Crapo (Rep), elected; Penny Fletcher (Dem), defeated.

1996 Nov 5: Michael D. Crapo (Rep), elected; John D. Seidl (Dem), defeated; John Butler (Natural Law), defeated.

1998 Nov 3: Michael K. Simpson (Rep), elected; Richard H. Stallings (Dem), defeated; Jonathan Bradford Ratner (Natural Law), defeated.

2000 Nov 7: C. L. 'Butch' Otter (Rep), elected; Linda Pall (Dem), defeated; Ronald G. Wittig (Libertarian), defeated; Kevin Philip Hambsch (Reform), defeated.

2002 Nov 5: C. L. 'Butch' Otter (Rep), elected; Betty H. Richardson (Dem), defeated; Steve Gothard (Libertarian), defeated.

2006: Bill Sali (Rep), elected.

2000 Nov 7: Michael K. Simpson (Rep), elected; Craig Williams (Dem), defeated; Donovan Bramwell (Libertarian), defeated.

2002 Nov 5: Michael K. Simpson (Rep), elected; Edward Kinghorn (Dem), defeated; John A. Lewis (Libertarian), defeated.

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