1970Final results
1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 20
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
James Ellsworth (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Lucille Herndon (D) by 22.7 points.
James EllsworthRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%4,604
Lucille HerndonDemocrat
38.6%2,899
7,503 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET