2022 Idaho Secretary of State election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Phil McGrane Shawn Keenan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 418,945 159,189
Percentage 72.47% 27.53%
County results
McGrane:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Keenan:      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Lawerence Denney
Republican

 Elected Secretary of State

Phil McGrane
Republican

The 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney was eligible to seek re-election but declined to run for a third term.

Republican primary

Phil McGrane won the Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022.[1]

GOP Primary results by county
  McGrane
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
  Moon
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

  • Chad Houck, chief deputy secretary of state[5][6]

Endorsements

Phil McGrane
Statewide officials

Organizations

Dorothy Moon
Organizations

Debate

2022 Idaho Secretary of State republican primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Phil McGrane Dorothy Moon Mary Souza
1 Apr. 26, 2022 Idaho Public Television Melissa Davlin YouTube P P P
1 Apr. 28, 2022 KTVB Doug Petcash YouTube P P P

Results

2022 Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil McGrane 114,348 43.1%
Republican Dorothy Moon 109,952 41.4%
Republican Mary Souza 41,208 15.5%
Total votes 265,508 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Shawn Keenan, mortgage broker[10]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shawn Keenan 31,804 100.0
Total votes 31,804 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[12] Safe R November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Idaho Secretary of State Election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil McGrane 418,945 72.47
Democratic Shawn Keenan 159,819 27.53
Total votes 578,764 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "McGrane wins close GOP race for Idaho Secretary of State". ktvb.com. May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Patrick, Mike (June 12, 2021). "McGrane launches secretary of state campaign in CDA". www.cdapress.com. Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Russell, Betsy. "Fourth Republican announces run for Idaho Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Souza announces run for Idaho Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. March 30, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Houck to run for Secretary of State; chief deputy is third candidate to enter 2022 race". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. May 25, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Stevenson, Ian (December 17, 2021). "Chad Houck withdraws from Idaho secretary of state race". www.idahostatesman.com. Idaho Statesman. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "McGrane endorsed by three former Idaho GOP governors in his run for Secretary of State". Idaho Press. March 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Idaho- AFL-CIO Labor 2022 Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). AFL–CIO.
  9. ↑ "Candidates - America First Secretary of State Coalition". americafirstsos.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Candidate Filing Report" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Election Night Results". Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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