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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 30

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Dane Watkins (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Joanna Wallin (D) by 35.9 points.

Dane WatkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%5,060
32.1%2,388
7,448 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+7.41972R+13.31974R+35.91978R+23.11980R+9.21982R+35.41988

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