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1974Final results

1974 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

H. Dean Summers (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Hill (D) by 9.2 points.

H. Dean SummersRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%4,218
Jim HillDemocrat
45.4%3,508
7,726 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+9.21974D+8.01976D+5.71980D+17.91982R+29.61984R+0.51986

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