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1982Final results

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 16

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

William F. Ringert (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth L. Robinson (D) by 4.5 points.

William F. RingertRepublican · winner
52.2%5,247
47.8%4,797
10,044 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+4.81976D+1.61978R+5.01980R+4.51982R+31.71984R+11.31986

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