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Parents > United States > Idaho > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 03, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedRBH December 02, 2008 05:30pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameLarry E. Craig Votes266,215 (65.16%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin133,240 (+32.61%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameJames E. "Jim" Risch Votes285,596 (65.33%)
Term01/03/2015 - 01/03/2021 Margin134,022 (+30.66%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 27, 2008 ID US Senate - R Primary
James E. "Jim" Risch
R 123,574
May 27, 2008 ID US Senate - D Primary
Larry LaRocco
D 40,141
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/10/2006 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
James E. "Jim" Risch 1 3 15 36
Larry LaRocco ------1
Leaning Call: James E. "Jim" Risch (98.00%)
Weighted Call: James E. "Jim" Risch (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/06/2007 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Senate President James E. "Jim" Risch Rep. Larry LaRocco Rex Rammell Kent Marmon Pro-Life (W) Kevin Volkmann  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Libertarian Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 371,744 (57.65%) 219,903 (34.11%) 34,510 (5.35%) 9,958 (1.54%) 8,662 (1.34%) 3 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -151,841 (-23.55%) -337,234 (-52.30%) -361,786 (-56.11%) -363,082 (-56.31%) -371,741 (-57.65%)  
Predict Avg.57.10% 40.20% 1.93% 0.40% 1.50% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2006 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg52.25%-- 29.80%-- 0.67%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 56.00% -- 31.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Harstad Strategic (D) 
10/19/08-10/22/08		 45.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
09/16/08-09/17/08		 56.00% 14.0 33.00% 1.0 3.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Greg Smith & Assoc. (R) 
08/18/08-08/22/08		 41.00% -- 29.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
07/28/08-07/30/08		 42.00% -- 32.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Lake Research (D) 
05/20/08-05/25/08		 43.00% -- 28.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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  Esquire
G BR_Green
  Veterans and Military Families for Progress
 


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May 23, 2007 11:00am News LaRocco to take part in online chats  Article Chronicler 

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