1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 23
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
James Yost (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Don G. Fredericksen (D) by 2.0 points.
James YostRepublican · winner
51.0%5,021
Don G. FredericksenDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%4,828
9,849 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