1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 28
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dick Smith (R) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Keith Larsen (D) by 1.9 points.
Dick SmithRepublican · winner
48.2%4,551
Keith LarsenDemocrat
46.3%4,371
Elmo SuleyOther party
5.5%520
9,442 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