2008 Debates
US Senate
Thursday October 23
8:00/7:00 p.m. MT/PT (60 min)
  Larry LaRocco (D)
  Kent A. Marmon (L)
  Pro-Life (I)
  Rex Rammell (I)
More viewing options are available on our Video Archive page.
1st Congressional
Sunday October 19
7:00/6:00 p.m. MT/PT (60 min)
  Walt Minnick (D)
  Bill Sali (R)
"After the Debate" (web only; 16 min)
2nd Congressional
Sunday October 12
7:00 p.m. MT/PT (60 min)
  Deborah Holmes (D)
  Mike Simpson (R)

Archived Debates

The Idaho Debates

For more than two decades, Idaho Public Television has been Idaho's 'station of record' for candidate debates. This fall (2008), we continued that tradition with debates for the statewide general election races.

View this year's (and previous year's) debates on our Video Archive page.

The Idaho Secretary of State's website has election results.

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View a slideshow of scenes from Election Day 2008.

Track the Vote

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Share your election experience with the world. PBS, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and YouTube are teaming up with citizen videographers to document their voting experiences on election day. View voting experiences from around the country at Video Your Vote.


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The NewsHour, NPR and local public broadcasting stations are working together to curate the best election-related news, provide rich data on each state's political environment, and publish up-to-date results on election night. Check out the Election Map.

Partners with Idaho Public Television in The Idaho Debates include the League of Women Voters, the Idaho Press Club, The Associated Press, Boise State Radio, Idaho Allied Dailies, Idaho State Broadcasters Association, The Idaho Statesman and KIVI-TV.



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News Coverage
For national coverage, visit:

The Online NewsHour Vote 2008

Newspapers and News sites

Idaho Statesman (Boise)
RuralNorthwest.com (Bonners Ferry)
South Idaho Press (Burley)
Challis Messenger
Coeur d'Alene Press
Sho-Ban News (Fort Hall)
Wood River Journal (Hailey)
Idaho Falls Post Register
Island Park News
Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum)
Latah Eagle (Latah County)
Lewiston Morning Tribune
Sun Valley Online
Montpelier News-Examiner
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Mountain Home News
Idaho Press Tribune (Nampa)
Idaho State Journal (Pocatello)
The Standard Journal (Rexburg)
Spokesman-Review (Spokane and North Idaho)
St. Maries Gazette Record
Twin Falls Times-News
Idaho Unidos
Boise Weekly
Idaho Business Review
NewWest.net

Broadcast Media

Idaho Public Television (PBS)
KBCI TV-2 (CBS - Boise)
KIVI TV-6 (ABC - Boise)
KTVB TV-7 (NBC - Boise)
KTRV TV-12 (Fox - Boise)
KIDK TV-3 (CBS - Idaho Falls)
KIFI TV-8 (ABC - Idaho Falls)
KLEW TV-3 (CBS - Lewiston)
KPVI TV-6 (NBC - Pocatello)
Northwest Public Radio
Boise State Radio

Blogs

Eye on Boise (Betsy Russell of the Idaho Spokesman-Review)
ID Quicktakes (Kevin Richert of the Idaho Statesman)
Capitol Confidential (Times-News coverage of Idaho politics by Jared S. Hopkins)
Ridenbaugh Press (Randy Stapilus; covers politics in ID, OR, and WA)
The Common Interest ("an organization of common citizens — Republicans, Democrats, and Independents" - founded by Keith Allred)