Woodward defeats Herndon in LD1 Senate race

Jim Woodward has defeated Scott Herndon for the Republican Party nomination putting him one step closer to reclaiming the District 1 state Senate seat.

Also moving forward to the general election were incumbent Mark Sauter, who defeated a pair of challengers; and Cornel Rasor who defeated Chuck Lowman.

Woodward received 6,336 votes in Bonner County and 1,883 in Boundary County for a total of 8,219 votes or 51.94 %, defeating Scott Herndon who received 5,752 votes in Bonner County and 1,854 in Boundary County for a total of 7,606 votes or 48.06% 

Woodward will face Daniel Rose and Steve Johnson, who are running as independents, in the general election on Nov. 5.

In race for the  Idaho House 1A seat, Democrat Karen Matthee will face Republican Mark Sauter, who defeated challengers Jane Sauter, who is not related, and Spencer Hutchings.

Mark Sauter received a total of 7,622 votes between the two counties, 5,906 in Bonner County and  1,716 in Boundary County, for a total of 49.88% of the vote. Jane Sauter, who is not related, had 4,828 total votes (4,155 in Bonner County and 673 in Boundary County) for a total of 31.6% of the vote. Spencer Hutchings received 2,830 total votes (1,702 in Bonner County and 1,128 in Boundary County) for a total of 18.52% of the vote.

Matthee, who ran unopposed, received 1,048 votes (925 in Bonner County and 123 in Boundary County). 

In the race for the Idaho House 1B seat, Republican Cornel Rasor defeated Chuck Lowman, 7,623 votes to 7,042 votes, or 51.98% to 48.02% to claim the party's nomination for the race. Rasor received 6,091 votes in Bonner County and 1,532 votes in Boundary County. Lowman received 5,297 votes in Bonner County and 1,745 in Boundary County.

In the general election on Nov. 5, Rasor will face off against Kathryn Larson, who won the Democratic Party nod for the seat. 

Kathryn Larson with 987 total votes (873 in Bonner County and 114 in Boundary County) for 91.9% of the vote, handily defeating Bob Vickaryous, who had 87 total votes (72 in Bonner County and 15 in Boundary County) for 8.1% of the vote.

Four candidates filed for the District 1 U.S. Representative race — Brendan Gomez for the Constitutional Party, Kaylee Peterson for the Democratic Party, Matt Loesby for the Libertarian Party and Russ Fulcher for the Republican Party. All are running unoppsed for the right to represent their party in the general election.

Fulcher had 9,722 votes in Bonner County with an estimated half of the counties reporting; Peterson had 1,004; Loesby, 45; and Gomez, 46. In Boundary County, Fulcher received 2,935 votes, Peterson received 124 votes, Loesby received 9votes, and Gomez received 7 votes. 

Statewide, Fulcher received 108,748 votes, Peterson received 13,980 votes, Loesby received 519 votes and Gomez received 325 votes.