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1970Final results

1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 13

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Walter Yarbrough (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Payne (D) by 24.7 points.

Walter YarbroughRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%3,879
37.7%2,344
6,223 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+25.01972R+17.41978R+29.11980R+25.11982R+43.21984R+24.41990

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