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1990Final results

1990 election for Idaho Governor

Governor · Idaho

Cecil D. Andrus (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Roger Fairchild (R) by 36.4 points.

Cecil D. AndrusDemocrat · winner
68.2%218,673
Roger FairchildRepublican
31.8%101,937
320,610 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+0.91986D+36.41990R+8.71994R+39.91998R+14.82002R+8.82006

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET