1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 12
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Leon H. Swenson (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Staten (D) by 11.7 points.
Leon H. SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%3,604
Bill StatenDemocrat
44.1%2,849
6,453 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