The “Gun that Won the West” has apparently won over Idaho, too.

Voters on Tuesday preferred the Winchester Model 1873 rifle in early returns as their favorite to become Idaho’s state gun.

The Model 1873 had received 31.4% of the vote as of 12:07 a.m. Wednesday. The Winchester Model 1894 was next with 25.2%.

The vote, which was on a nonbinding advisory question, pit six firearms against each other for the possible honorific. The state Legislature would have to take action to make the designation official.

House Majority Leader Jason Monks, R-Meridian, selected the candidates after researching and consulting with other lawmakers on which guns have historical significance to Idaho or the U.S., he told The Idaho Statesman in October.

“I like the term ‘iconic,’ ” Monks said.…