1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Rachel S. Gilbert (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating J. C. Worthen (D) by 29.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rachel S. GilbertRepublican · winner
64.8%7,314
J. C. WorthenDemocrat
35.2%3,971
11,285 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