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1980Final results

1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 1

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Kermit Kiebert (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating David J. Kinne (R) by 14.6 points.

Kermit KiebertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%7,871
David J. KinneRepublican
42.7%5,871
13,742 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+28.11974D+31.71976D+43.71978D+14.61980D+18.21982D+9.51988

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