1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Idaho Legislative District 12
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Walter Yarbrough (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Claire Wetherell (D) by 6.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter YarbroughRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%4,540
Claire WetherellDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%3,994
8,534 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET