1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 35
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Chick Bilyeu (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph Wheeler (R) by 3.9 points.
Chick BilyeuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%8,031
Ralph WheelerRepublican
48.1%7,433
15,464 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