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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 35

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: W. Rusty Barlow (R), Dwight W. Horsch (D) won.

2 seats
W. Rusty BarlowRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.0%6,010
Dwight W. HorschDemocrat · winner
25.2%5,409
Max KendellRepublican · incumbent
24.6%5,285
Arnold BellDemocrat
22.3%4,781
21,485 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+1.21972D+8.11974R+7.51976D+1.21978D+7.31980D+1.11982

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