Idaho's 1st congressional district

Idaho's 1st congressional district
	Idaho's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Russ Fulcher; R–Meridian
Distribution	65.82% urban; 34.18% rural;
Population (2018 est.)	912,950
Median income	$56,709
Ethnicity	83% white; 1% black; 1% Asian; 11% Hispanic; 1% Native American; 2% other;
Cook PVI	R+21

Idaho's 1st congressional district is one of two congressional districts in the U.S. state of Idaho. It comprises the western portion of the state.

From statehood in 1890 to the 1910 election, Idaho was represented by a statewide at-large seat. Following the 1910 census, Idaho gained a second House seat; it was first contested in 1912. However, through the 1916 election, both seats were statewide at-large seats. The first election in Idaho with two congressional districts was in 1918.

The 2012 election cycle saw the district remain largely in the shape it has had since the 1950s, encompassing the western third of the state. Historically, it has been reckoned as the Boise district, as it usually included most of the state capital. The latest round of redistricting, however, saw the 1st pushed to the west, shifting almost all of its share of Boise to the 2nd district.^[4] A significant increase in population directly west of Boise over the previous decade, in western Ada and Canyon counties, was responsible for the westward shift of the boundary. However, the 1st continues to include most of Boise's suburbs. In Ada County itself, the district continues to include Meridian, Eagle, Kuna and some parts of Boise south of Interstate 84. It also includes the entire northern portion of the state, through the Panhandle.

The 1st district is currently represented by Russ Fulcher, a Republican from Boise. First elected in 2018, he defeated Democratic candidate Cristina McNeil and Libertarian candidate W. Scott Howard.

Recent results in presidential elections[edit]

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 64.61% - Al Gore 27.59%
2004	President	George W. Bush 68.92% - John Kerry 29.53%
2008	President	John McCain 60.69% - Barack Obama 35.22%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 64.9% - Barack Obama 32.2%
2016	President	Donald Trump 63.7% - Hillary Clinton 25.4%

List of members representing the district[edit]

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1919
Burton French	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Redistricted from the at-large district. Lost re-election.
Compton White	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Abe Goff	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Compton White	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
John T. Wood	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Gracie Pfost	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Compton White Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Jim McClure	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	90th 91st 92nd	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Steve Symms	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	93rd 94th 95th 96th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Larry Craig	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Larry LaRocco	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Helen Chenoweth-Hage	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th 106th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Butch Otter	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	107th 108th 109th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for Governor.
Bill Sali	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	110th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Walt Minnick	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Raúl Labrador	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired to run for Governor.
Russ Fulcher	Republican	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Election results[edit]

2002[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Butch Otter*	120,743	58.57
	Democratic	Betty Richardson	80,269	38.94
	Libertarian	Steve Gothard	5,129	2.49
Total votes			206,141	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Butch Otter*	207,662	69.55
	Democratic	Naomi Preston	90,927	30.45
Total votes			298,589	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Sali*	115,843	49.94
	Democratic	Larry Grant	103,935	44.81
	Independent	Dave Olson	6,857	2.96
	Natural Law	Andy Hedden-Nicely	2,882	1.24
	Constitution	Paul Smith	2,457	1.06
Total votes			231,974	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Minnick	175,898	50.61
	Republican	Bill Sali*	171,687	49.39
Total votes			347,585	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador	126,231	51.02
	Democratic	Walt Minnick*	102,135	41.28
	Independent	Dave Olson	14,365	5.81
	Libertarian	Mike Washburn	4,696	1.90
Total votes			247,427	100.00
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador	58,003	80.6
	Republican	Reed McCandless	13,917	19.4
Total votes			71,920	100

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Farris	5,362	53.2
	Democratic	Cynthia Clinkingbeard	4,723	46.8
Total votes			10,085	100

General election results[edit]

Idaho 1st Congressional District 2012 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raul Labrador (incumbent)	199,402	63.0
	Democratic	Jimmy Farris	97,450	30.8
	Libertarian	Rob Oates	12,265	3.9
	Independent	Pro-Life^[7]	7,607	2.4
Total votes			316,724	100.0

2014[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador	56,206	78.6
	Republican	Lisa Marie	5,164	7.2
	Republican	Michael Greenway	3,494	4.9
	Republican	Reed McCandless	3,373	4.7
	Republican	Sean Blackwell	3,304	4.6
Total votes			71,541	100

Democratic primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Ringo	9,047	82.0
	Democratic	Ryan Barone	1,981	18.0
Total votes			11,028	100

General election results[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2014^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador (Incumbent)	143,580	65.01
	Democratic	Shirley Ringo	77,277	34.99
	Other	Write-ins	7	<0.01
Majority			66,303	30.02%
Total votes			220,864	100
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador	51,568	80.98
	Republican	Gordon Counsil	6,510	10.22
	Republican	Isaac M. Haugen	5,605	8.80
Total votes			63,683	100

Democratic primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Piotrowski	6,954	56.15
	Democratic	Shizandra Fox	3,428	27.68
	Democratic	Staniela Nikolova	2,002	16.17
Total votes			12,384	100

General election results[edit]

Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2016 ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador (Incumbent)	242,252	68.17
	Democratic	James Piotrowski	113,052	31.82
	Other	Write-ins	53	0.01
Total votes			355,357	100
	Republican hold

Living former members[edit]

As of January 2019^[update], there are seven living former members of the House from the district. The most recent member to die was James A. McClure (served 1967–1973) on February 26, 2011. The most recently serving member to die was Helen Chenoweth-Hage (served 1995–2001) on October 2, 2006.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Steve Symms	1973–1981	(1938-04-23) April 23, 1938 (age 81)
Larry Craig	1981–1991	(1945-07-20) July 20, 1945 (age 74)
Larry LaRocco	1991–1995	(1946-08-25) August 25, 1946 (age 73)
Butch Otter	2001–2007	(1942-05-03) May 3, 1942 (age 77)
Bill Sali	2007–2009	(1954-02-17) February 17, 1954 (age 65)
Walt Minnick	2009–2011	(1942-09-20) September 20, 1942 (age 77)
Raúl Labrador	2011–2019	(1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 52)

Historical district boundaries[edit]

2003 - 2013

References[edit]

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=16&cd=01
^ https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US1601-congressional-district-1-id/
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Adopted Redistricting Plans (accessed 2 February 2012)
^ ^a ^b "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
^ "2012 General Results statewide". Idaho Secretary of State Election Division. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
^ The birth name of Pro-Life is Marvin Thomas Richardson. He originally had his middle name changed to Pro-Life and then his full name changed to Pro-Life.
^ ^a ^b "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Official Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
^ "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

External links[edit]

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 45°N 116°W / 45°N 116°W / 45; -116

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=16&cd=01

[2] ttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US1601-congressional-district-1-id/

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] Adopted Redistricting Plans (accessed 2 February 2012)

[ID_primary-5] "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[ISS-6] "2012 General Results statewide". Idaho Secretary of State Election Division. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

[7] The birth name of Pro-Life is Marvin Thomas Richardson. He originally had his middle name changed to Pro-Life and then his full name changed to Pro-Life.

[officialprimaryresults-8] "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[geresults-9] "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[Officialresults-10] "Official Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

[generalresults-11] "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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Idaho's 1st congressional district

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Recent results in presidential elections[edit]

List of members representing the district[edit]

Election results[edit]

2002[edit]

2004[edit]

2006[edit]

2008[edit]

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

Primary results[edit]

General election results[edit]

2014[edit]

Primary results[edit]

General election results[edit]

2016[edit]

Primary results[edit]

General election results[edit]

Living former members[edit]

Historical district boundaries[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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