1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 20
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Vearl C. Crystal (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating James Ririe (D) by 27.4 points.
Vearl C. CrystalRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%5,641
James RirieDemocrat
36.3%3,211
8,853 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