1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Israel Merrill (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Keith M. Elison (R) by 2.5 points.
Israel MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,112
Keith M. ElisonRepublican
47.8%3,906
Peter B. HullLibertarian
2.0%160
8,178 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