1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 31
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Richard Egbert (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Murdock (R) by 0.7 points.
Richard EgbertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,769
Frank J. MurdockRepublican
49.7%4,707
9,476 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