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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 12

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Terry Reilly (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Leon H. Swenson (R) by 6.4 points.

Terry ReillyDemocrat · winner
53.2%4,193
Leon H. SwensonRepublican · incumbent
46.8%3,692
7,885 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+11.71978R+5.71980D+6.41982R+6.41984D+17.31986D+14.11988

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