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1984 election for Idaho's 2nd District

U.S. House · Idaho

Richard Stallings (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating George Hansen (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard StallingsDemocrat · winner
50.0%101,266
George HansenRepublican
50.0%101,133
202,399 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+17.61980R+4.51982D+0.11984D+8.71986D+29.61988D+27.21990

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Richard StallingsGeorge Hansen
$322K
Raised by the campaign
$328.3K
$321.8K
Spent by the campaign
$327.3K
$229
Cash on hand
$1.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984