1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 9
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
David Little (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Onweiler (D) by 18.8 points.
David LittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%7,942
Bill OnweilerDemocrat
40.6%5,426
13,368 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