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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Idaho Legislative District 35

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Diane Bilyeu (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Willis R. Ward (R) by 3.7 points.

Diane BilyeuDemocrat · winner
51.9%3,980
Willis R. WardRepublican · incumbent
48.1%3,694
7,674 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+2.01972D+20.71974D+23.61976D+11.81978D+3.91980D+11.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET