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1982Final results

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 16

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: James Dean Golder (R), Christopher Hooper (R) won.

2 seats
James Dean GolderRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.7%7,865
Christopher HooperRepublican · winner · incumbent
37.0%6,523
18.3%3,222
17,610 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+13.01976R+22.61978R+13.71980R+33.91982R+4.21986R+10.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET