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1982Final results

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 5

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Tom Boyd (R), James Lucas (R) won.

2 seats
Tom BoydRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.3%7,422
James LucasRepublican · winner
28.9%4,845
Betsy ThomasDemocrat
26.8%4,489
16,756 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

EvenD+1.11976R+11.31978R+8.21980R+3.81982R+31.31984R+16.61988

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