Robert C. Huntley Jr. (born August 7, 1932)[1] is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1998. An attorney in Boise, he served on the Idaho Supreme Court from 1982 to 1989.
Robert Huntley | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1932 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Idaho (BS, JD) University of Virginia (LLM) |
Biography
editHuntley graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in 1954 and a Juris Doctor in 1959. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1988.[2]
Huntley entered politics in 1962, serving on the Pocatello City Council until 1964, including a term as mayor. He served a term in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1965 until 1967, as well as on the Idaho Supreme Court from 1982 until 1989.[2]
In the 1998 gubernatorial election, Huntley defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic primary with 54% of the vote.[3] He lost the general election to Republican Dirk Kempthorne with 29% of the vote.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Judge Robert C. Huntley Jr. (Idaho Supreme Court, Idaho Court of Appeals)". Court Listener. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Huntley, Bob". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/98prgov.htmm[permanent dead link]
- ^ "98 General - Governor Race". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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