1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 18
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dave Eskelin (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Stanton Tate (D) by 4.0 points.
Dave EskelinRepublican · winner
52.0%4,665
Stanton TateDemocrat
48.0%4,308
8,973 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