1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 16
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Lyle Cobbs (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Violet Harms (D) by 40.1 points.
Lyle CobbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%6,123
Violet HarmsDemocrat
30.0%2,620
8,743 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