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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 15

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Edith Miller Klein (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Wendell Phillips (Ind) by 15.0 points.

Edith Miller KleinRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%4,220
Wendell PhillipsIndependent
42.5%3,122
7,342 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+27.91972R+2.51980R+17.11982R+32.61984R+28.11986R+35.11988

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