May primary gives Democrats the most choices for governor since 1998 [View all]

Idaho has not had a competitive Democratic gubernatorial race since 1998, when four candidates vied for their party’s nomination.

Every Democratic primary since has featured a longtime party operative and an unsuccessful underdog challenger. Jerry Brady ran in 2002 and 2006; Keith Allred in 2010; and AJ Balukoff in 2014. And in each case, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee got promptly trounced by the GOP gubernatorial nominee in the general election.

But Idaho’s 2018 Democratic primary is shaping up to not only be competitive, but to have a different tone and tenor from past elections.

Three candidates are vying for the nomination: Boise businessman and school district trustee AJ Balukoff; Emmett organic farmer and attorney Peter Dill; and North Idaho former tribal council and state Legislature member Paulette Jordan.

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