Republican Brad Little wins Idaho governor's race
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Longtime Republican lawmaker Brad Little defeated Democratic challenger Paulette Jordan on Tuesday to become Idaho's next governor.
Little's win came as no surprise in the deeply conservative state, despite significant national media attention given to his opponent.
Little has been lieutenant governor since 2009 and has vowed to continue retiring Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's legacy of leading the state's recent explosive growth.
Opponent Paulette Jordan, a former state lawmaker and member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, was the first woman to earn her party's nomination in Idaho.
Both Jordan and Little have ranching backgrounds, deep roots in Idaho and political backgrounds at multiple levels of government.