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1974Final results

1974 election for Idaho Legislative District 11

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

W. Dean Abrahams (R) won re-election with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Merle Jenkins (D) by 11.5 points.

W. Dean AbrahamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%4,086
44.3%3,246
7,332 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+23.01972R+11.51974R+29.01978R+6.01980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)