Ballots remained under count Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Idaho’s District 1 legislative races, with final results not expected until approximately 2 or 3 a.m. About 7,084 voters had been counted.
Steve Johnson led former State Senator Scott Herndon in the District 1 state Senate race. Johnson had 3,619 votes, or 57.58%, while Herndon had 2,666 votes, or 42.42%.
Karen Matthee held a narrow lead over Republican Jane Sauter in the District 1A race. Matthee had 3,199 votes, or 50.92%, compared with Sauter’s 3,084 votes, or 49.08%.
Independent Kathryn Larson led Republican incumbent Cornel Rasor in District 1B. Larson had 3,307 votes, or 52.59%, while Rasor had 2,981 votes, or 47.41%.
Statewide Ballot Measures
Idaho voters also decided four statewide ballot measures: three constitutional amendments and one advisory question.
House Joint Resolution 4 was failing, with 220,455 “no” votes, or 67.98%, compared with 103,829 “yes” votes, or 32.02%.
House Joint Resolution 6 was succeeding with 187,719 votes, or 58.18%.
Proposition 1 was failing slightly, with 174,597 votes, or 50.35%.
The Winchester Model 1873, known as the “Gun that Won the West,” led voting for Idaho’s designated state gun with 30.88%.