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2006Final results

2006 election for Idaho Governor

Governor · Idaho

C.L. Otter (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry M. Brady (D) by 8.8 points.

C.L. OtterRepublican · winner
54.4%237,437
45.6%198,845
436,282 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+8.71994R+39.91998R+14.82002R+8.82006R+26.32010R+15.02014

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