1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Ron J. Twilegar (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating H. Ferd Koch (Ind) by 19.9 points.
Ron J. TwilegarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%4,724
H. Ferd KochIndependent
40.1%3,156
7,880 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