1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 3
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Terry Sverdsten (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Art Manley (D) by 6.7 points.
Terry SverdstenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%4,788
Art ManleyDemocrat
45.2%4,169
Herbert M. MilesIndependent
2.8%258
9,215 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