Patrick McDonald (politician) explained

Patrick McDonald
Office:	Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 15 Seat B
Term Start:	January 14, 2014
Term End:	November 30, 2018
Predecessor:	Mark Patterson
Successor:	Jake Ellis
Birth Place:	Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Sarah Jane
Children:	3
Residence:	Boise, Idaho
Alma Mater:	Idaho State University
Profession:	retired law enforcement officer

Patrick McDonald was a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing the Boise-based District 15 from January 2014 to January 2019. He was appointed to the position by Governor Butch Otter to serve the remainder of the term of Mark Patterson, who resigned due to scandal regarding his past criminal record.^[1]

Background

McDonald was an officer with the Idaho State Police for 33 years, last serving as a regional patrol commander. He also served as a United States Marshal for Idaho during the George W. Bush administration.

Elections

Year!!
Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct
2014 Primary^[2]			align="right"	1,978		65.2%	align="right"	1,058	34.8%
2014 General^[3]			align="right"	7,045		56.8%	align="right"	5,358	43.2%
2016 Primary^[4]			align="right"	1,418		57.9%	align="right"	1,029	42.1%
2016 General^[5]			align="right"	10,506		56.2%	align="right"	8,194	43.8%
2018 Primary			align="right"	3,630		100%
2018 General			align="right"	8,769		49.1%	align="right"	9,089	50.9%

Year!!
Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct		Candidate	Votes	Pct
2020 Primary			align="right"	3,960		100%
2020 General			align="right"	10,933		47.8%				align="right"	11,567	50.6%	align="right"	365	1.6%

Notes and References

Popkey, Dan. "Otter fills Patterson vacancy with former US Marshal Patrick McDonald" Idaho Statesman, January 14, 2014. (accessed 14 January 2014)
Web site: May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . . . . May 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107201303/https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html . November 7, 2018 . dead .
Web site: November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 .
Web site: May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . January 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 . dead .
Web site: Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Denney, Lawerence . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . January 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221144543/http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html . December 21, 2016 . dead .