1976Final results
1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 2
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Art Manley (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Shelvie Rettman (R) by 37.8 points.
Art ManleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%7,692
Shelvie RettmanRepublican
28.9%3,333
Warren LeighOther party
4.5%518
11,543 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