1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 11
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
W. Dean Abrahams (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Robert N. Jarboe (D) by 6.0 points.
W. Dean AbrahamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%5,947
Robert N. JarboeDemocrat
47.0%5,279
11,226 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