爱达荷州选民周二在该深红的“宝石州”选出州长。两届现任州长布拉德·利特尔（共和党）寻求连任第三届，爱达荷州是全美13个没有任期限制的州之一。利特尔曾任副州长和州参议员，于2018年首次当选。
Idahoans choose their governor Tuesday in the ruby-red Gem State. Two-term incumbent Gov. Brad Little (R) is seeking a third consecutive term leading Idaho, which is one of 13 states without any term limits. Little, who previously served as lieutenant governor and a state senator, was first elected in 2018.
在获得特朗普总统背书后，利特尔在共和党初选中以约30个百分点的优势击败酒馆老板兼前警察马克·菲茨帕特里克及其他数名候选人，获得提名。
Backed by President Trump, Little secured renomination by about 30 points in the GOP primary over saloon owner and former police officer Mark Fitzpatrick and several other candidates.
爱达荷州上一位当选的民主党州长是四届州长塞西尔·安德鲁斯，其最后一次获胜是在1990年。
The last Democrat to win the Idaho governorship was four-term Gov. Cecil Andrus, whose last win came in 1990.
2022年副州长候选人、律师特里·皮肯斯是本次民主党提名人，试图打破这36年的败绩。皮肯斯在民主党初选中以约61%的得票率获胜。
Attorney Terri Pickens, who was the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee in 2022, is the Democratic nominee seeking to break this 36-year losing streak. Pickens won the Democratic primary with about 61 percent.
前爱达荷州最高法院大法官约翰·斯特格纳以独立候选人身份参选。
John Stegner, a former Idaho Supreme Court justice, is running as an independent.
这位前共和党人表示，现任州领导层辜负了爱达荷人，他将代表变革。投票于美东时间晚上10点结束。
A former Republican, he says current state leaders are failing Idahoans and he would represent a change. Polls close at 10 p.m. EST.