# Idaho voters focused on the real issues during midterms, like choosing the Winchester 1873 as their state gun

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/idaho-voters-focused-on-the-real-issues-during-midterms-like-choosing-the-winchester-1873-as-their-state-gun/
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:37:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:38:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/idaho-voters-focused-real-issues-midterms-choosing-winchester-1873-state-gun
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Idaho named the Winchester Model 1873 its official state firearm.
- Voters picked from six firearms on the ballot.
- Eleven US states now have an official firearm.

## Summary

Idaho voters chose the Winchester Model 1873 as the state’s official firearm during the midterm elections. The article presents the decision as a light-hearted political bright spot amid Republican losses elsewhere, and notes that Idaho’s Republican incumbents also won a clean sweep.

Six firearms were on the ballot, including a Colt .45 and an M1 Garand; the Winchester 1873, nicknamed “The Gun that Won the West”, won. Idaho is among 11 US states with an official firearm, alongside states such as Texas and West Virginia.

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