1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 11
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
W. Dean Abrahams (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Merle Jenkins (D) by 23.0 points.
W. Dean AbrahamsRepublican · winner
61.5%5,214
Merle JenkinsDemocrat
38.5%3,264
8,478 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET