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1972Final results

1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 25

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Richard High (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Melvin Lucas (D) by 57.2 points.

Richard HighRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%6,653
Melvin LucasDemocrat
21.4%1,810
8,463 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

EvenR+57.21972R+28.91980R+34.61984R+20.71986R+19.21988R+9.31990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET