1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Norma Dobler (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick Monaghan (R) by 36.4 points.
Norma DoblerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%5,659
Patrick MonaghanRepublican
31.8%2,636
8,295 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