1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
2 seats: Tom Boyd (R), Joseph W. Walker (R) won.
2 seatsTom BoydRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.3%4,873
Joseph W. WalkerRepublican · winner
28.2%4,535
Robert HosackDemocrat · incumbent
22.5%3,613
John Anton BergDemocrat
19.0%3,062
16,083 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET