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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 3

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Emery Hedlund (D), B. E. Lewis (R) won.

2 seats
Emery HedlundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.2%4,699
B. E. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.9%3,887
22.9%2,544
D. HarveyOther party
0.0%1
11,131 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+7.71972R+1.41974D+5.21976R+20.91978R+25.91980R+4.41982

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

The candidates