2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Idaho's 1st District
U.S. House · Idaho
Raúl Labrador (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Walter Minnick (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Raúl LabradorRepublican · winner
51.0%126,231
Walter MinnickDemocrat
41.3%102,135
Dave OlsonIndependent
5.8%14,365
Mike WashburnLibertarian
1.9%4,696
247,427 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Walter MinnickRaúl Labrador
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$811.3K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$771.3K
$132.2K
Cash on hand
$40K
Other candidates' campaigns: Mike Washburn $450.
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 22, 2010; FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Raúl Labrador (R)Walter Minnick (D)Dave Olson (I)
Also on the ballot: Mike Washburn (Libertarian), 1.9%