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1970Final results

1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 4

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Arthur Murphy (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Don Rumpel (R) by 29.2 points.

Arthur MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%3,564
Don RumpelRepublican
35.4%1,953
5,517 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

EvenD+30.91974D+30.11978D+22.01980D+25.71982D+11.11984D+27.21990

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