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1980Final results

1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 16

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Christopher Hooper (R), James Dean Golder (R) won.

2 seats
Christopher HooperRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.3%6,622
James Dean GolderRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.4%5,835
Kirk HallDemocrat
21.6%4,427
17.8%3,644
20,528 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

EvenR+22.31974R+13.01976R+22.61978R+13.71980R+33.91982R+4.21986

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