1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 4
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Gerald V. Blackbird (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Sidney B. Chaffee (R) by 30.1 points.
Gerald V. BlackbirdDemocrat · winner
65.0%3,544
Sidney B. ChaffeeRepublican
35.0%1,905
5,449 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