CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| C. L. "Butch" Otter (R) | 173,743 | 65% |
| Linda Pall (D) | 84,080 | 31% |
| Ronald G. Wittig (LIBERT) | 6,093 | 2% |
| Kevin Philip Hambsch (REF) | 4,200 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MAY 23, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Linda Pall | 16,657 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| C. L. "Butch" Otter | 41,516 | 48% |
| Dennis Mansfield | 23,559 | 27% |
| Ron McMurray | 14,434 | 17% |
| Craig Benjamin | 2,966 | 3% |
| Jim A. "Big Jim" Pratt | 1,281 | 2% |
| Gene Summa | 1,240 | 1% |
| David W. Shepherd | 1,181 | 1% |
| Harley D. Brown | 983 | 1% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Income | Unusual Features
IDAHO 1
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West - Boise; Nampa; Panhandle
Stretching the 500-mile length of western Idaho, from British Columbia
in the north to Nevada in the south, the 1st is mostly rural, punctuated by
urban pockets. White-collar workers in Idaho's state capital, Boise (shared
with the 2nd), combine with agricultural voters to give the 1st a Republican
base.
Boise and its surroundings, home to the headquarters of many lumber,
paper, food processing, electronics and construction companies, contain
about 20 percent of the district's population. A long history of timber and
metal mining make voters in the panhandle, and particularly around Coeur
d'Alene, the strongest Democratic bloc, but they are too few to sway the
district.
The 1st's midsize cities have been attracting new high-tech businesses,
such as Hewlett-Packard, and creating new white-collar jobs. In the 1990s,
employment in high-tech businesses increased about 70 percent and accounted
for nearly 30,000 jobs statewide. The district's small towns have not fared
as well, suffering the ups and downs typical of economies reliant on
agriculture, timber and mining.
The 1st spent a four-year hiatus in the Democratic camp, but returned to
its traditional Republican ways in 1994 with the election of Rep. Chenoweth.
At the state and national level, Republicans dominate the district. Only
three counties - Latah, Shoshone and Nez Perce - supported Clinton in his
two elections.
Major Industry
Manufacturing, agriculture, tourism
Population
503,141 (1990)
Cities
Boise City (pt.), 61,564 (1990); Nampa, 37,558; Coeur d'Alene, 31,076;
Lewiston, 30,097 (1996)
People
46% rural; 13% age 65+ (ranks first of two in state; middle third
nationally); 63% married couples, 30% married couples with children; 17%
college educated (ranks second of two in state; middle third nationally);
52% white collar (ranks first of two in state; bottom third nationally), 27%
blue collar (ranks first of two in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
95% white, 0% black, 1% Asian; 5% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Income
$25,086 (ranks second of two in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Moscow claims to be the Pea and Lentil Capital of the World; Sun Valley,
America's first ski resort; Decathalete Dan O'Brien, 1996 Olympic gold medal
winner, lives and trains in Moscow.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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