1982Final results
1982 election for Idaho Legislative District 8
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Ron Beitelspacher (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Jim S. Higgins (R) by 21.5 points.
Ron BeitelspacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%5,989
Jim S. HigginsRepublican
39.3%3,873
9,862 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