1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 8
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Michael S. Black (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Stegner (R) by 6.1 points.
Michael S. BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,841
Charles B. StegnerRepublican
47.0%3,401
7,242 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