1970Final results
1970 election for Idaho Legislative District 8
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Nels L. Solberg (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Long (R) by 18.2 points.
Nels L. SolbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%3,338
Robert E. LongRepublican
40.9%2,311
5,649 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