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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 35

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Chick Bilyeu (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Duffin (R) by 11.8 points.

Chick BilyeuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,771
Mark DuffinRepublican
41.9%4,506
Roger L. StevensLibertarian
4.5%484
10,761 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

EvenD+2.01972D+20.71974D+23.61976D+11.81978D+3.91980D+11.11982

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

The candidates

Chick Bilyeu (D)Mark Duffin (R)

Also on the ballot: Roger L. Stevens (Libertarian), 4.5%