1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 22
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Claire Wetherell (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Vernon L. Gillespie (R) by 14.3 points.
Claire WetherellDemocrat · winner
57.2%3,108
Vernon L. GillespieRepublican
42.8%2,330
5,438 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