Idaho Gov. Brad Little Wins GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Idaho Gov. Brad Little gestures during a press conference at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho on Oct. 1, 2020. Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP

EAGLE, Idaho—Incumbent Republican Gov. Brad Little is the projected winner of Idaho’s May 17 primary out of eight candidates.

Unofficial election results placed Little far ahead of his two leading Republican opponents, receiving 54 percent of the vote just with 84 percent of counties reporting at 3:35 a.m. May 18.