1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 31
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
William L. Floyd (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Egbert (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William L. FloydRepublican · winner
54.5%8,066
Richard EgbertDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%6,738
14,804 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