1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Norma Dobler (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Ronald D. Rankin (Ind) by 52.2 points.
Norma DoblerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%6,922
Ronald D. RankinIndependent
23.9%2,172
9,094 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