1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Gail Bray (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Dean E. Sorensen (R) by 17.9 points.
Gail BrayDemocrat · winner
59.0%7,155
Dean E. SorensenRepublican
41.0%4,982
12,137 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET