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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 35

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Chick Bilyeu (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph Allen (R) by 2.0 points.

Chick BilyeuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%4,429
Joseph AllenRepublican · incumbent
49.0%4,255
8,684 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

EvenD+2.01972D+20.71974D+23.61976D+11.81978D+3.91980D+11.11982

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