John L. Gannon is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the
Idaho House of Representatives from the 17A district. Elected in 2012, he previously represented the same district from 1990 to 1992.[1]
1992: Gannon originally won the seat in the November 6, 1990, general election.
1994: Gannon was unopposed (and therefore not listed) in the May 24, 1994, Democratic primary, but lost the November 3, 1992, general election to Republican Jesse Berain,[3] who held the seat from 1994 until 1998.
2002: Gannon ran for the district's B seat in the May 28, 2002, Democratic primary but lost; Berain had also run but lost to Janet Miller,[4] who held that seat from 2002 until 2006.
2012: when Democratic Representative
William Killen retired, Gannon filed for election and was unopposed for the 2012 Democratic primary election, and won with 1,306 votes.[5] Gannon won the three-way November 6, 2012, general election with 8,959 votes (56.6%) against
Republican nominee Kreed Kleinkopf and
Independent candidate Gus Voss.[6]