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1970Final results

1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 2

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Art Manley (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating James McDonald (R) by 20.0 points.

Art ManleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%4,120
James McDonaldRepublican
40.0%2,745
6,865 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+2.31972D+7.91974D+37.81976D+1.11978R+1.41980R+6.61982

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