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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 7

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Carlson Clemm (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Leroy Carlson (R) by 11.0 points.

Carlson ClemmDemocrat · winner
55.5%3,151
Leroy CarlsonRepublican
44.5%2,528
5,679 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+18.81976D+11.01978D+5.31980D+23.31982D+12.51984D+30.41996

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