1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 2
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
William E. Moore (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Art Manley (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William E. MooreRepublican · winner
50.7%9,575
Art ManleyDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%9,316
18,891 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