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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 24

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

John Barker (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating George Anthony (D) by 29.5 points.

John BarkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%4,588
35.3%2,499
7,087 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+29.51978R+81.01984R+20.51986R+73.71988R+56.71990R+38.51992

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