1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 18
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Jim Risch (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating George Nagengast (D) by 29.2 points.
Jim RischRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%6,289
George NagengastDemocrat
35.4%3,450
9,739 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