1976Final results
1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 18
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Jim Risch (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Patricia M. Dorman (D) by 26.5 points.
Jim RischRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%7,621
Patricia M. DormanDemocrat
36.7%4,426
12,047 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET