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1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Name: 1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Idaho

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Ron J. Twilegar (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating H. Dean Summers (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Ron J. TwilegarDemocrat · winner

52.3%5,141

H. Dean SummersRepublican · incumbent

44.2%4,350

3.5%346

9,837 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

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

Also on the ballot: Lowell E. Carpenter (Libertarian), 3.5%