2022 Idaho Secretary of State election
# 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election

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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.

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Phil McGrane, Ada County clerk and candidate for Secretary of State in 2014

**Eliminated in primary**

* Dorothy Moon, member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district (2016–)
* Mary Souza, member of the Idaho Senate from the 4th district (2014–)

**Withdrew**

* Chad Houck, chief deputy secretary of state

**Endorsements**

**Statewide officials**

* Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho (1995–1999)
* Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho (1999–2006)
* Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho (2007–2019)
* Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho (2003–2015)

Organizations

* AFL CIO

**Endorsements**

**Organizations**

* America First Secretary of State Coalition

### 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| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Phil McGrane | Dorothy Moon | Mary Souza |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 | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 265,508 | 100% |

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Shawn Keenan, mortgage broker

### Results

Democratic primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Shawn Keenan | 31,804 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,804 | 100.0 |

## General election

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| - | - | - |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |

### Results

2022 Idaho Secretary of State Election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Phil McGrane | 418,945 | 72.47 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Keenan | 159,819 | 27.53 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 578,764 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
