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1976Final results

1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 16

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: James Dean Golder (R), Paul Worthen (R) won.

2 seats
James Dean GolderRepublican · winner
28.6%5,211
Paul WorthenRepublican · winner
28.2%5,147
21.7%3,964
20.1%3,671
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.3%246
18,239 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+7.91972R+22.31974R+13.01976R+22.61978R+13.71980R+33.91982

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