Idaho Democrats choose small business owner in uphill race against incumbent GOP governor

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Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, will face Democratic candidate Terri Pickens in November as he vies for a third term.

Pickens, a private practice attorney. small business owner, edged out several challengers in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.

She faces an uphill battle in a Republican-heavy state that has not elected a Democratic governor in 36 years.

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report, a leading election forecaster, rates Little'sre-election bidas "Solid Republican."

Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, will face Democrat Terri Pickens in the November general election.(Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Pickens previously ran as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022. when she lost toRepublican candidate Scott Bedkeby 34 points. Bedke is the state’s current lieutenant governor and is running for another term.

Little, who won the state’s GOP primary, is endorsed by PresidentDonald Trumpand is expected to cruise to the general election.

Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice John Stegner has also launched a bid to unseat Little as an independent.

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Little, a rancher who previously served in the state Senate. as lieutenant governor, has embraced deregulation, increased public education funding andtax reliefin his bid for a third term.

He defeated a crowded field of GOP candidates on Tuesday. including former police officer Mark Fitzpatrick, who challenged him from the right.

Little recently signed into legislation a law cracking down on transgender individuals using bathrooms. do not correspond with their biological sex. Idaho’s law is one of the most stringent in the country. it applies to private businesses in addition to public property.