1) Republicans made gains in statewide races in Idaho, with Butch Otter winning the governor's race over Jerry Brady by 12 points with over half of precincts reporting. 2) In Magic Valley legislative races, Republicans were leading in early results for state senate District 23 and house seats 26A and 26B. 3) Local county commissioner races in Jerome, Blaine, and Gooding counties saw mixed results between Republican, Democratic, and independent candidates.

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Yesterday’s Minimum 27% Yesterday 29.92 in.
Today’s Maximum
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85%
54% IDAHO GOVERNOR
CONTESTED RACES
OTTER WINS
GOVERNOR
556 of 951 precincts reporting
C.L. “Butch” Otter R 54%
Jerry M. Brady D 42%
Ted Dunlap L 2%
Marvin Richardson C 2%
LT. GOVERNOR
556 of 951 precincts reporting
Jim Risch R 59% Republican congressman claims governor’s race
Larry LaRocco D 38%
William Charles Wellisch C 3% By John Miller
Associated Press writer
STATE CONTROLLER BOISE — Republican Rep. C.L. “Butch’’
Otter, a millionaire rancher, beat
556 of 951 precincts reporting Democrat Jerry Brady, a
Donna M. Jones R 60% former newspaper pub-
Jackie Groves Twilegar D 40% lisher, on Tuesday in the
race to become Idaho’s
32nd governor.
STATE TREASURER Early results showed
54 percent for Otter to
556 of 951 precincts reporting 42 percent for Brady with
(I) Ron G. Crane R 66% 556 of 951 precincts
STATE RACES
Howard C. Faux D 34% reporting.
Otter is currently the 1st
District U.S. House mem- Brady
ber.
ATTORNEY GENERAL “The most important thing for me is to
556 of 951 precincts reporting vote for Butch Otter and the Republicans,’’
(I) Lawrence G. Wasden R 64% said David Parkinson, a Kuna resident.
“They need our help today.’’
Robert A. “Bob” Wallace D 36% The race was one of Idaho’s most expen-
sive, with Otter this year raising about $1.4
million to Brady’s $1.1 million, including a
SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AP photo $300,000 loan to himself, to pay for last-
556 of 951 precincts reporting Republican Candidate for Governor of Idaho Butch Otter, left, greets supporters Tuesday at the Republican head- minute campaigning.
Tom Luna R 52% quarters in Boise. Please see GOVERNOR, Page A3
Jana L. Jones D 48% Sali battles Grant, A3 Ballot initiatives, A3 Other statewide races, D5 Nevada governor race still up for grabs, D5
STATEWIDE QUESTIONS
556 of 951 precincts reporting CONTESTED IDAHO LEGISLATURE RACES
Gay Marriage Amendment YES 65%
NO 35% SENATOR HOUSE SEAT A HOUSE SEAT A Legislative
Incomplete results as of 12:45 a.m. roundup:
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26
Millennium Permanent YES 58% Incomplete results as of 12:45 a.m. There were
Minidoka and Jerome counties
Endowment Fund NO 42% more than a
dozen state
Twin Falls County
Proposition One NO 57% legislative
races in the
Education funding YES 43%
Magic
Valley, but
Proposition Two NO 76%
only three
Eminent domain YES 24% were
contested
Advisory Vote on YES 72% John A. “Bert” Scott F. — and
Sales Tax Increase NO 28% Tom Gannon, R Bill Chisholm, D Jim Patrick, R Peter Rickards, D Stevenson, R McClure, D Republicans
were lead-
U.S. REP. DISTRICT 2 59% 41% 67% 33% 73% 27% 3,705 1,380
ing in early
results, D1
556 of 951 precincts reporting 3,954 2,716 4,408 2,197
(I) Mike Simpson R 66%
Jim Hansen D 31%
Cameron Forth
Travis J Hedrick
I
C
2%
1%
CONTESTED MAGIC VALLEY RACES
Commissioner, District 1
JEROME
Diana Obenauer R 1,440
2006 ELECTIONS
Democrats seize control of House
U.S. HOUSE
Republican Democrat Other party Too close to call No data
Sam R. Harris D 918
House races Democrats won control of the
Terry Roemer (write-in) 134
Less than 30
House early Wednesday after a percent of precincts
dozen years of Republican rule. Winner, Winner Leading race, Runoff Not yet called reporting
74.1% seat gained not yet called NOTE: Due to redistricting in
of precincts by party Colorado, Georgia, and Texas,
Results as of Chicago Detroit Cleveland district boundaries and voting
reporting
12:54 a.m. EST, Nov. 8
6 of 11 precincts reporting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 9 11 12 9 10 11 13 14 17 populations for House of
2 13 14 15 Representatives districts
may have changed since
6
Seattle Pittsburgh 2 the 2004 congressional
8 Wash. 5
1 7 9 12 14 18 elections.
4
Maine
3
1 Mont. N.D. Mass.
3 Vt. 2 3 4 5 6
Districts too 1 8
5 1 23 2 1 1
1 7 1 1
small to be Minn. 4 7 8 9 10
Ore. 1 N.H.
shown on 7 28 25 20
4 6 8 N.Y.
Mich. 21 1 Rhode Island 1 2
the map are 2 Idaho 3
Wis.
Commissioner, District 1
S.D. 5 2 27 26 24 2
represented 6 2 4 5 10 29 22 Connecticut 1 3 4 5
2 1 1 3
by squares Wyo. 5 3 8
10
2 11 New York
labled with 1
6 7
3 5
1 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
the districtÕ s 2 16 Pa. 17
14 3 5 4
number. 4
1 Neb. 2 5 Iowa
3 Ohio 16
11 1 2
9 19 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1
Larry Schoen D 3,468
5 4 12 18 6 17 18 19
Calif. 3 2 Ill. 15 6 1 1
San 2 1 7 1
17 4 Ind. 6 8 7 10 5
1
15 7 New Jersey
Francisco 6 6 18 1 3 W.Va.
3 Utah 2 2 7 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bay area Nev. 3 4 9 8 2 6 2
19 6 3 2 9 4
3
Va. 3 10 11 12 13
3 5 7 18 Colo. 5 Kan. 5 1 19
6 5 4
8 9 10 2 3 Pennsylvania
2 3 Ky. 5
Dale K. Ewersen R 2,183
17 1 2 4 12 9 13 1
21 1 3 Mo. 3
11 12 13 20 25 1 5 4 1 2 6 7 8 13 15 16
4 8 1 12 6 N.C.
15 16 3 2
7 6 10 9 8 Maryland
22 5 2
24 8 11 7
23 Tenn. 4 3 2 3 4 7 8
BLAINE
2 3 3 1 3 9 4 5
Okla. 1 7 1
41 Ariz. 9 S.C. 6 Northern Virginia
5 3
Los Angeles 3 1 5 2 11 10 2
1 13 2 4 8 11
45 1
14 of 15 precincts reporting
26 27 28 29 30 49 4 Ark. Ga.
5 N.M.
31 32 33 34 35
51
6 4 3 3 12 Atlanta
50 7 19 2 6 8
4 2 4 4 5 6 7 13
36 37 38 39 40 53 52 Miss. 7 Ala.
2 1
42 43 44 46 47 8 5 3 2
5 1 4
48 16 Texas 17
La. 4 1 4
11 6 1 2 Fla. Miami
31 6 1 6 3 7
8 24 17 19 20 21 22
23 2 8
Commissioner, District 3
1 7
10 2 3 5
21 25 15
20 12
14
Tampa
Alaska Hawaii 1 13 16
28 15 9 10 11
2 23
14
27 25
Sarah Michael D 3,478
Dallas / Fort Worth Houston
18
3 12 24 26 30 32 7 9 18 22 29
Breakdown of House seats
Current race for 110th Congress MAJORITY
Mickey Garcia I 2,034
SEAT
Democrats Uncontested: 30 Called: 180 Other Called: 0 Republicans: Called: 168 Uncontested: 4
50 100 150 200 218 250 300 350 400 435
Democrats 201
OURCES: Census Bureau; Texas Legislative Council; Georgia Reapportionment Office; AP Research
Other 1 Vacant 4 Republicans 229
AP
14 of 15 precincts reporting
The balance of congressional power, A3
Commissioner, District 1
(I) Helen Edwards R 67%
Troy Hurd D 33%
WENDELL
GOODING
MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News
3 of 8 precincts reporting
Final count Terry Kramer campaigns Tuesday in front of Rite Aid at the Five Points intersection. Kramer won his bid
$11.2 million wastewater YES 243 Commissioner, District 3 for First District Twin Falls County commissioner.
MUNICIPAL QUESTIONS
bond issue NO 234 Terrell Williams R 73%
FILER
Dale McMinn I 27%
3 of 8 precincts reporting GOP claims TF commission races
Final count Commissioner, District 1 By Jared S. Hopkins Commissioner, District 1
$12.5 million wastewater