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1970Final results

1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

H. Dean Summers (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Day (D) by 10.3 points.

H. Dean SummersRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%3,896
Kathleen DayDemocrat
44.8%3,168
7,064 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+9.21974D+8.01976D+5.71980D+17.91982R+29.61984R+0.51986

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