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1980Final results

1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 5

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Tom Boyd (R), Joseph W. Walker (R) won.

2 seats
Tom BoydRepublican · winner · incumbent
43.2%9,276
Joseph W. WalkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.7%6,605
26.1%5,603
21,484 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

EvenD+1.51974D+1.11976R+11.31978R+8.21980R+3.81982R+31.31984

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