1998Final results
1998 election for Idaho Governor
Governor · Idaho
Dirk Kempthorne (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Huntley (D) by 39.9 points.
Dirk KempthorneRepublican · winner
70.0%258,095
Robert C. HuntleyDemocrat
30.0%110,815
368,910 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET