1984Final results
1984 election for Idaho Legislative District 2
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Terry Sverdsten (R) won with 29.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Reed (D) by 3.7 points.
Terry SverdstenRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.7%15,429
Mary Lou ReedDemocrat
26.0%13,510
Dennis L. CarlsonRepublican
24.8%12,899
Ray OliverDemocrat
19.6%10,174
52,012 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