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1980Final results

1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 22

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

J. Wilson Steen (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Kieffer (D) by 25.4 points.

J. Wilson SteenRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%4,435
37.3%2,641
7,076 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

EvenR+10.31974R+4.21976R+8.51978R+25.41980D+14.31982D+6.41984

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