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1982Final results

1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 4

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Vernon T. Lannen (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating David O. Suhr (R) by 25.7 points.

Vernon T. LannenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%5,831
David O. SuhrRepublican
37.2%3,448
9,279 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

EvenD+30.91974D+30.11978D+22.01980D+25.71982D+11.11984D+27.21990

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