2012 Idaho elections

2012 Idaho elections
November 6, 2012
Registered896,234
Turnout74.3%[1]

A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2012. Along with the presidential election, Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as were all the seats in both chambers of the state Legislature.[2] Primary elections were held on May 15, 2012.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Main article: 2012 United States presidential election in Idaho

Republican candidate Mitt Romney won in Idaho with 64% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republicans Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson were both up for election, and they won their respective races comfortably.

Judicial seats

Supreme Court

Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann ran unopposed and secured another term.[3]

Court of Appeals

Two judges on the Idaho Court of Appeals ran for re-election.

Incumbents David Gratton and John Melanson were both appointed to the court by Governor Otter in 2009. Both of them ran for a full term and won unopposed.[3]

State legislature

All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.[4][5]

Ballot measures

Five statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.[6]

2012 Idaho ballot measures
Name Description Votes Type
Yes % No %
Proposition 1 Limits negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ends the practice of issuing renewable contracts.[7] 277,102 42.74 371,224 57.26 Veto referendum
Proposition 2 Regulates teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership.[8] 272,939 42.02 376,689 57.98
Proposition 3 Amends school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation.[9] 215,800 33.28 432,667 66.72
HJR 2 Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state.[10] 456,514 73.42 165,289 26.56 Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
SJR 102 Amends the state constitution so that the state board of correction would have the control, direction and management of adult felony probation and parole.[11] 454,175 74.40 156,249 25.60
Results by county
Proposition 1 results by county
Yes:
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Proposition 2 results by county
Yes:
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Proposition 3 results by county
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
HJR 2 results by county
Yes:
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
No:
  •   50–60%
SJR 102 results by county
Yes:
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 Nov 6 General Election - Voting Statistics". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Idaho elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Idaho judicial elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Idaho 2012 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Proposition 1: Referendum to approve or reject legislation limiting negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ending the practice of issuing renewable contracts". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Proposition 2: Referendum to approve or reject legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  9. ^ "Proposition 3: Referendum to approve or reject legislation amending school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "H.J.R. 2 Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state of Idaho". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "S.J.R. 102 Idaho State Prison Control Amendment See summary »". Scanvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.


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