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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 22

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

J. Wilson Steen (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Claire Wetherell (D) by 8.5 points.

J. Wilson SteenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%2,598
45.8%2,191
4,789 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+18.01972R+10.31974R+4.21976R+8.51978R+25.41980D+14.31982

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