Election Name: | 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | Idaho |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 Idaho elections#Lieutenant Governor |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2026 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Image1: | Scott Bedke in 2022 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Scott Bedke |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 376,260 |
Percentage1: | 64.38% |
Nominee2: | Terri Pickens Manweiler |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 178,145 |
Percentage2: | 30.48% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Pro-Life |
Party3: | Constitution Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 29,990 |
Percentage3: | 5.13% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Janice McGeachin |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Scott Bedke |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Idaho. It coincided with various other statewide races, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the primary and general elections.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin was first elected in 2018 with a plurality of 28.9% and 51,098 votes in a five-way primary then 59.7% and 356,507 votes in the general election. McGeachin had chosen not to run for reelection and instead unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022.[1]
The statewide primary was Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Scott Bedke | Daniel Gasiorowski | Priscilla Giddings | Undecided | |||
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Zoldak Research (R) | April 9–12, 2022 | 549 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 32% | 4% | 25% | 39% | |||
Zoldak Research (R) | December 20–21, 2021 | 575 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 36% | – | 14% | 50% |