1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 21
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
John Peavey (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Maurice O. Ellsworth (R) by 0.4 points.
John PeaveyDemocrat · winner
50.2%6,289
Maurice O. EllsworthRepublican
49.8%6,235
12,524 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