Robert C. Huntley


Robert C. "Bob" Huntley is an American politician. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1998. Huntley is an attorney in Boise.
Huntley graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.S. in 1954 and a J.D. in 1959. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1988.
Huntley entered politics in 1962, serving on the Pocatello City Council from 1962 until 1964, including a term as mayor. He served a term in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1965 until 1967, and served on the Idaho Supreme Court from 1982 until 1989.
In the 1998 gubernatorial election, Huntley defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic primary with 54% of the vote. He lost the general election to Republican Dirk Kempthorne with 29% of the vote.