2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election
# 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Idaho. It coincided with various other statewide races, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the primary and general elections.

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin was first elected in 2018 with a plurality of 28.9% and 51,098 votes in a five-way primary then 59.7% and 356,507 votes in the general election. McGeachin had chosen not to run for reelection and instead unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022.

The statewide primary was Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

## Republican primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Scott Bedke, speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives

**Eliminated in primary**

* Dan Gasiorowski, former Planning and Zoning Commission chair of Boise County
* Priscilla Giddings, state representative for Idaho's 7th legislative district

### Endorsements

**U.S. senators**

* Jim Risch, U.S. senator from Idaho

**U.S. governors (current and former)**

* Brad Little, governor of Idaho
* Butch Otter, former governor of Idaho
* Dirk Kempthorne, former governor of Idaho, former U.S. senator from Idaho (1993–1999)

**State senators (current and former)**

* Jim Woodward, state senator for Idaho's 1st legislative district
* Peter Riggs, state senator for Idaho's 3rd legislative district
* Carl Crabtree, state senator for Idaho's 7th legislative district
* Steven Thayn, state senator for Idaho's 8th legislative district
* Abby Lee, state senator for Idaho's 9th legislative district
* Jim Rice, state senator for Idaho's 10th legislative district
* Patti Anne Lodge, state senator for Idaho's 11th legislative district
* Todd Lakey, state senator for Idaho's 12th legislative district
* Jeff Agenbroad, state senator for Idaho's 13th legislative district
* C. Scott Grow, state senator for Idaho's 14th legislative district
* Fred Martin, state senator for Idaho's 15th legislative district
* Chuck Winder, state senator for Idaho's 20th legislative district, president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
* Lee Heider, state senator for Idaho's 24th legislative district
* Jim Patrick, state senator for Idaho's 25th legislative district
* Kelly Anthon, state senator for Idaho's 27th legislative district
* Kevin Cook, state senator for Idaho's 30th legislative district
* Steve Bair, state senator for Idaho's 31st legislative district
* Mark Harris, state senator for Idaho's 32nd legislative district
* Dave Lent, state senator for Idaho's 33rd legislative district
* Doug Ricks, state senator for Idaho's 34th legislative district
* Van Burtenshaw, state senator for Idaho's 35th legislative district

**State representatives (current and former)**

* Caroline Nilsson Troy, Seat B representative for Idaho's 5th legislative district
* Lori McCann, Seat A representative for Idaho's 6th legislative district
* Ryan Kerby, Seat A representative for Idaho's 9th legislative district
* Julie Yamamoto, Seat A representative for Idaho's 10th legislative district
* Gregory Chaney, Seat B representative for Idaho's 10th legislative district
* Scott Syme, Seat A representative for Idaho's 11th legislative district
* Rick Youngblood, Seat B representative for Idaho's 12th legislative district
* Mike Moyle, Seat A representative for Idaho's 14th legislative district, majority leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
* Joe Palmer, Seat A representative for Idaho's 20th legislative district
* James Holtzclaw, Seat B Representative for Idaho's 20th legislative district
* Steven Harris, Seat A representative for Idaho's 21st legislative district
* John Vander Woude, Seat A representative for Idaho's 22nd legislative district
* Jason Monks, Seat B representative for Idaho's 22nd legislative district
* Matthew Bundy, Seat A representative for Idaho's 23rd legislative district
* Megan Blanksma, Seat B representative for Idaho's 23rd legislative district
* Lance Clow, Seat A representative for Idaho's 24th legislative district
* Linda Wright Hartgen, Seat B representative for Idaho's 24th legislative district
* Laurie Lickley, Seat A representative for Idaho's 25th legislative district
* Clark Kauffman, Seat B representative for Idaho's 25th legislative district
* Fred Wood, Seat B representative for Idaho's 27th legislative district
* Randy Armstrong, Seat A representative for Idaho's 28th legislative district
* Dustin Manwaring, Seat A representative for Idaho's 29th legislative district
* Gary Marshall, Seat A representative for Idaho's 30th legislative district
* Wendy Horman, Seat B representative for Idaho's 30th legislative district
* David Cannon, Seat A representative for Idaho's 31st legislative district
* Marc Gibbs, Seat A representative for Idaho's 32nd legislative district
* Marco Erickson, Seat B representative for Idaho's 33rd legislative district
* Jon Weber, Seat A representative for Idaho's 34th legislative district
* Rod Furniss, Seat B representative for Idaho's 35th legislative district

**Newspapers**

* Idaho Statesman
* Coeur d'Alene Press

**Organizations**

* NRA Political Victory Fund

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Scott Bedke | Daniel Gasiorowski | Priscilla Giddings | Undecided |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zoldak Research (R) | April 9–12, 2022 | 549 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 32% | 4% | 25% | 39% |
| Zoldak Research (R) | December 20–21, 2021 | 575 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 36% | – | 14% | 50% |

### Results

2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Scott Bedke | 139,561 | 51.7% |
| | Republican | Priscilla Giddings | 114,868 | 42.5% |
| | Republican | Daniel Gasiorowski | 15,672 | 5.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 270,101 | 100% |

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Terri Pickens Manweiler, attorney

### Endorsements

**Organizations**

* Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

### Results

Democratic primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Terri Pickens Manweiler | 32,312 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,312 | 100.0 |

## Constitution primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Pro-Life, organic strawberry farmer and Idaho perennial candidate

### Results

Constitution primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Constitution | Pro-Life | 376 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 376 | 100.0 |
