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1982Final results

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 30

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Dane Watkins (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating John X. Combo (D) by 9.2 points.

Dane WatkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%5,437
45.4%4,521
9,958 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

EvenR+13.31974R+35.91978R+23.11980R+9.21982R+35.41988R+44.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET