1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
H. Dean Summers (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Boyd (D) by 16.0 points.
H. Dean SummersRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%5,559
Paul BoydDemocrat
42.0%4,025
9,584 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