1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 34
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Gary Gould (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating W. James Johnston (R) by 0.6 points.
Gary GouldDemocrat · winner
50.3%4,346
W. James JohnstonRepublican
49.7%4,293
8,639 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