1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 9
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
David Little (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Ernest L. Maxfield (D) by 19.9 points.
David LittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%5,547
Ernest L. MaxfieldDemocrat
40.0%3,703
9,254 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