1972Final results
1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Orval M. Snow (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating E. Newsome (R) by 9.3 points.
Orval M. SnowDemocrat · winner
54.7%4,958
E. NewsomeRepublican
45.3%4,114
9,072 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