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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 30

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Elaine Kearnes (R), Gary L. Paxman (R) won.

2 seats
Elaine KearnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.5%6,474
Gary L. PaxmanRepublican · winner
34.7%4,823
18.8%2,609
13,910 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

EvenR+10.41972D+15.11974D+26.41976R+29.81978R+38.61980R+17.91982

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