1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 12
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
2 seats: Kenneth Stephenson (R), Mike Strasser (R) won.
2 seatsKenneth StephensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.1%5,113
Mike StrasserRepublican · winner
26.8%5,057
Steve ScanlinDemocrat · incumbent
23.7%4,465
Gary M. EvansDemocrat
22.3%4,204
18,839 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET