1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 30
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dane Watkins (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Cyril M. Slansky (D) by 23.1 points.
Dane WatkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%6,478
Cyril M. SlanskyDemocrat
38.5%4,051
10,529 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