1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Ron J. Twilegar (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Marilyn G. Olmstead (R) by 5.7 points.
Ron J. TwilegarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%5,559
Marilyn G. OlmsteadRepublican
47.1%4,957
10,516 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