1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 25
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Robert Saxvik (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Preston (R) by 9.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert SaxvikDemocrat · winner
54.8%2,821
Joe PrestonRepublican · incumbent
45.2%2,323
5,144 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