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