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00000176-d8fc-dce8-adff-faff72a50000The 2014 midterm election is a big year in Idaho.Each of the state's top offices are on the ballot; governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, and treasurer. Plus, all 105 legislative seats are up for grabs (although, not all of those seats are contested).One of Idaho's U.S. Senate seats is on the ballot, plus both House of Representatives seats.Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, a Republican, is running for a rare third term. The last Idaho governor to get a third term was Democrat Cecil Andrus, who held the office for 14 years.Polls are open Nov. 4, 2014 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Click here to find your polling place, and learn more about what you need to bring to the polls.Plus, find NPR's election-night live-blog, here.

North Idaho Republican Loses Again In Recount

Boise State Public Radio News | By Associated Press

Published November 26, 2014 at 1:11 PM MST

A Republican lawmaker from northern Idaho who was 26 votes short of keeping her seat gained only one vote on her Democratic opponent in a recount.

The Lewiston Tribune reports that state Rep. Thyra Stevenson had requested the recount because Nez Perce County experienced technical problems tabulating ballots on election night.

Under Idaho law, the race didn't qualify for an automatic recount because the margins were greater than 0.1 percent. Instead, Stevenson paid $3,300, or $100 per precinct plus absentee ballots, for Tuesday's recount in Nez Perce County.

In the end, she was still 25 votes shy of beating Dan Rudolph for the District 6 legislative seat.

Stevenson says the recount was fair and accurate.

North Idaho Republican Loses Again In Recount

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