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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY


Kempthorne faced three primary challengers but prevailed with nearly two-thirds of the vote.





DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY


Jerry Brady, a newspaper publisher from Idaho Falls , easily dispatched his primary opponent despite being a first-time candidate.





GENERAL ELECTION


Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert C. Huntley and won in Ada County , Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.

  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Jerry Brady
  votes 171,711
  percentage 417
  change +126


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Dirk Kempthorne
  votes 231,566
  percentage 563
  change -114


  party Libertarian Party (US)
  candidate Daniel L J Adams
  votes 8,187
  percentage 20
  change +20


  party Independent (write-in)
  candidate Kevin Powers
  votes 13
  percentage 00
  change N/A


  votes 59,855
  percentage 145
  change -209


  votes 416,533
  percentage 613 <!--679,535 registered voters-->
  change +28


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