2022 Idaho Secretary of State election explained

Election Name:	2022 Idaho Secretary of State election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Country:	Idaho
Previous Election:	2018 Idaho elections#Secretary of State
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Idaho Secretary of State election
Next Year:	2026
Nominee1:	Phil McGrane
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	418,945
Percentage1:	72.47%
Nominee2:	Shawn Keenan
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	159,189
Percentage2:	27.53%
Map Size:	250px
Secretary of State
Before Election:	Lawerence Denney
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Phil McGrane
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney was eligible to seek re-election but declined to run for a third term.

Republican primary

Phil McGrane won the Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022.^[1]

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil McGrane, Ada County clerk and candidate for Secretary of State in 2014^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Dorothy Moon, member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district (2016–)^[3]
• Mary Souza, member of the Idaho Senate from the 4th district (2014–)^[4]

Withdrew

• Chad Houck, chief deputy secretary of state^{[5] [6]}

Endorsements

Debate

2022 Idaho Secretary of State republican primary debate

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					Phil McGrane	Dorothy Moon	Mary Souza
1	Apr. 26, 2022	Idaho Public Television	Melissa Davlin	YouTube
1	Apr. 28, 2022	KTVB	Doug Petcash	YouTube

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Keenan, mortgage broker^[7]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]		December 1, 2021
Elections Daily^[9]		November 7, 2022

Results

External links

Official campaign websites:

• Phil McGrane (R) for Secretary of State

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 17, 2022 . McGrane wins close GOP race for Idaho Secretary of State . 2022-06-05 . ktvb.com . en-US.
2. Web site: Patrick . Mike . McGrane launches secretary of state campaign in CDA . www.cdapress.com . . January 5, 2022 . June 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Russell . Betsy . Fourth Republican announces run for Idaho Secretary of State . www.idahopress.com . . January 5, 2022 . https://archive.today/20220105233421/https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/fourth-republican-announces-run-for-idaho-secretary-of-state/article_7c355fe5-1faf-5f07-8f88-1db400f6a3b5.html . January 5, 2022 . live .
4. Web site: Souza announces run for Idaho Secretary of State . www.idahopress.com . . January 5, 2022 . March 30, 2021.
5. Web site: Houck to run for Secretary of State; chief deputy is third candidate to enter 2022 race . www.idahopress.com . . January 8, 2022 . May 25, 2021.
6. Web site: Stevenson . Ian . Chad Houck withdraws from Idaho secretary of state race . www.idahostatesman.com . . January 8, 2022 . December 17, 2021.
7. Web site: Candidate Filing Report.
8. Web site: Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too . Sabato's Crystal Ball . December 1, 2021.
9. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.