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1984Final results

1984 election for Idaho Legislative District 16

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

William F. Ringert (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas Vanderboegh (D) by 31.7 points.

William F. RingertRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%6,972
34.1%3,615
10,587 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

EvenD+1.61978R+5.01980R+4.51982R+31.71984R+11.31986D+0.41988

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