1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 7
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Lester V. Clemm (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Leroy Carlson (R) by 5.3 points.
Lester V. ClemmDemocrat · winner
52.6%4,482
Leroy CarlsonRepublican
47.4%4,031
8,513 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