1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Israel Merrill (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating R. C. Welker (R) by 10.4 points.
Israel MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%4,894
R. C. WelkerRepublican
44.8%3,974
8,868 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