This is the 1974 race. The latest: 2026 →

1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1974 election for Idaho Legislative District 27

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Stan Kress (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Darwin Young (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Stan KressDemocrat · winner
52.0%3,478
Darwin YoungRepublican
48.0%3,207
6,685 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+0.81972D+4.11974D+13.51976D+2.51978D+8.11980D+10.41982

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