1976Final results
1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Israel Merrill (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Arave (R) by 13.5 points.
Israel MerrillDemocrat · winner
56.7%5,036
Dale L. AraveRepublican
43.3%3,840
8,876 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