1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 32
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Reed Budge (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Walter Ward (D) by 6.6 points.
Reed BudgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%5,637
Walter WardDemocrat
46.7%4,941
10,578 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