Attorney General of Idaho

	Idaho Attorney General
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$146,730
2023 FY Budget:	$30,690,000
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Attorney General of Idaho Raúl Labrador; Republican Party; Assumed office: January 2, 2023
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Idaho Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Controller • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Director of Lands • Labor Director • Public Utilities Commission

The Attorney General of Idaho is the state government's chief legal officer and its primary legal counsel. The attorney general represents the state in legal matters, delivers official legal opinions to state agencies and the legislature, and investigates and prosecutes certain types of serious crime.^[1] In Idaho, the attorney general is elected to four-year terms in federal midterm election years and is not restricted by term limits.^[2]

Idaho has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

Current officeholder

The current and 33rd attorney general is Raúl Labrador, a Republican, who was first elected on November 8, 2022.

Authority

The office of attorney general is established in the Idaho Constitution.

Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 1

The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, each of whom shall hold his office for four years

Qualifications

Per Article IV, Section 3 of the Idaho Constitution, a candidate for attorney general is required to be:

at least 30 old
a member of the Idaho bar in good standing
a United States citizen
a resident of Idaho at least two years prior to the election

Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 3

No person shall be eligible ... to the office of attorney general unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years, and have been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the state or territory of Idaho, and be in good standing at the time of his election. In addition to the qualifications above described each of the officers named shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the state or territory two years next preceding his election.

Elections

Idaho state government organizational chart

Idaho elects attorneys general to four-year terms in federal midterm election years which are even years that are not presidential election years (e.g. 2014, 2018, 2022, 2016, 2022). Winners take office on the first Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 3, 2011, and January 5, 2015, were inaugural days.

If two candidates ever tie in the general election, a joint session of the legislature chooses the winner by a majority vote.

2022

See also: Idaho Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Idaho

Raúl Labrador defeated Tom Arkoosh in the general election for Attorney General of Idaho on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Raúl Labrador (R)	62.6	367,579
	Tom Arkoosh (D)	37.4	219,405

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 586,984
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Steven Scanlin (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho

Steven Scanlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Scanlin	100.0	31,620

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho

Raúl Labrador defeated incumbent Lawrence Wasden and Arthur B. Macomber in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Idaho on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Raúl Labrador	51.6	140,585
	Lawrence Wasden	37.9	103,393
	Arthur B. Macomber	10.5	28,700

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 272,678
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