Lawerence Denney (born February 25, 1948) is an American politician from Idaho who served eight years as the state's secretary of state. A Republican, Denney previously served eighteen years in the Idaho House of Representatives, which included three terms as speaker.
Political career In 2006, Denney was elected speaker. He was reelected twice. He was defeated in his reelection bid for speaker in 2012 by fellow Republican Scott Bedke."Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body" Idaho Statesman, 6 December 2012. (accessed 6 December 2012)
In the 2014 Idaho elections, Denney ran for the Republican nomination to succeed Ben Ysursa as secretary of state. He defeated former state senator Evan Frasure, Ada County chief deputy clerk Phil McGrane, and former state senator Mitch Toryanski in the primary election. Denney defeated Democratic state representative Holli Woodings in the general election.
On April 19, 2017, Denney announced he was running for re-election in 2018, but did not seek a third term in 2022.
Personal
Denney has a bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho, and has been a farmer since 1972.
Electoral history Idaho House of Representatives District 13A Republican primary election, 1990PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney9,49451.62RepublicanShirley Taylor8,89948.38 Idaho House of Representatives District 13A election, 1990PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney25,82859.54DemocraticEverett Grimes17,55440.46 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1996PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney1,47248.00RepublicanArthur Correia77725.00RepublicanLynn Isaacson41814.00RepublicanElaine Pollock39913.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1996PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney7,79462.80DemocraticVonnie Paul4,61837.20 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1998PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)3,34966.00RepublicanDonna Allen1,72734.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1998PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)8,423100.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2000PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)9,450100.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2002PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)6,44962.00DemocraticLori Ann Steiniker3,95238.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2004PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)11,541100.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2006PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)9,189100.00 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2008PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)10,96871.90DemocraticFrederick "Fritz" Hallberg4,28628.10 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2010PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)8,73676.70DemocraticLynn Webster2,66023.30 Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2012PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney (inc.)12,23470.90DemocraticSteve Worthley5,01329.10 Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary election, 2014PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney51,04137.10RepublicanPhil McGrane38,33627.90RepublicanEvan Frasure26,53919.30RepublicanMitch Toryanski21,63015.70 Idaho Secretary of State election, 2014PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanLawerence Denney241,85156.20DemocraticHolli Woodings188,35343.80
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Lawerence Denney at the Idaho House of Representatives
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