The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Idaho since capital punishment was resumed in 1976.
Three men have been executed for murder since the Gregg v. Georgia decision; all three were executed by lethal injection at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, east of Kuna.[1] Wells' execution in early 1994 was the first in the state in over 36 years, when Raymond Snowden was hanged in October 1957; the next was over 17 years later (November 2011).
| Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | 31 | M | January 6, 1994 | Ada | Lethal injection | John Justad and Brandi Rains | Cecil Andrus | |
| 2 | White | 54 | M | November 18, 2011 | Bingham and Bonneville | Stacy Baldwin, Nolan Haddon, and Susan Michelbacher | Butch Otter | ||
| 3 | White | 53 | M | June 12, 2012 | Bingham | Danette Jean Elg |
| Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3 | 100% | |
| Age | |||
| 20–29 | 0 | 0% | |
| 30–39 | 1 | 33% | |
| 40–49 | 0 | 0% | |
| 50–59 | 2 | 67% | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 3 | 100% | |
| Date of execution | |||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990–1999 | 1 | 33% | |
| 2000–2009 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010–2019 | 2 | 67% | |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% | |
| Method | |||
| Lethal injection | 3 | 100% | |
| Governor (Party) | |||
| Cecil Andrus (D) | 1 | 33% | |
| 0 | 0% | ||
| Phil Batt (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Dirk Kempthorne (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Jim Risch (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Butch Otter (R) | 2 | 67% | |
| Brad Little (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 3 | 100% | |
Previous executions in Idaho were by hanging at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, east of downtown Boise. The last six were: