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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 31

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: John O. Sessions (R), Linden Bateman (R) won.

2 seats
John O. SessionsRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.9%6,136
Linden BatemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.3%5,835
18.6%3,470
17.1%3,185
18,627 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+39.21972R+4.21974R+25.41978R+45.61982R+27.91984R+5.31986

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