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1972Final results

1972 election for Idaho Legislative District 8

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

E. H. Jack Tacke (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Walter L. Moffet (R) by 8.3 points.

E. H. Jack TackeDemocrat · winner
54.2%3,958
45.8%3,349
7,307 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+8.31972D+19.11974D+1.11976D+6.11978D+9.01980D+21.51982

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