Don Samuelson
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Donald William Samuelson was an American Republican politician who served as the 25th governor of Idaho, from 1967 to 1971. He is the state's most recent incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid.
From 1967's Gem of the Mountains, the yearbook of the University of Idaho
The 1970 Idaho gubernatorial election took place on November 3 to elect the governor of Idaho, concurrently with other scheduled governor races, as well as Idaho's two congress members in the House of
Don Samuelson
…politician who served as the 25th governor of Idaho, from 1967 to 1971. He is the state's most recent incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid (1970). Born in Woodhull, Illinois, Samuelson grew up on a farm, and attended Knox College…
One point of contention in the general election was a proposal to develop an open pit mine at the White Cloud Mountains.