1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 3
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Terry Sverdsten (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating H. W. White (D) by 20.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Terry SverdstenRepublican · winner
60.2%6,035
H. W. WhiteDemocrat
39.8%3,995
10,030 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