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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY


Batt, who was the 1982 gubernatorial nominee, defeated three other Republicans for the nomination.





DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY


EchoHawk defeated former state senator Ron Beitelspacher and an unknown candidate to win his party's nomination





GENERAL ELECTION


Although at first many thought EchoHawk would win the election and become the first Native American governor in the United States, Batt prevailed with an aggressive campaign and with the help of a Republican tide that was especially powerful in Idaho in 1994.

  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Larry EchoHawk
  votes 181,363
  percentage 439
  change -243


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Phil Batt
  votes 216,123
  percentage 523
  change +205


  party Independent
  candidate Ronald D Rankin
  votes 15,793
  percentage 38
  change N/A


  party Independent (write-in)
  candidate Steven Pallesen
  votes 67
  percentage 00
  change N/A


  votes 18,900
  percentage 46
  change -318


  votes 419,330
  percentage 670 <!--625,803 registered voters-->
  change +62


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