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1984Final results

1984 election for Idaho Legislative District 28

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Reed Budge (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Walter Ward (D) by 26.2 points.

Reed BudgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%7,735
Walter WardDemocrat
36.9%4,522
12,257 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

EvenR+20.31974R+10.41976R+32.71982R+26.21984R+3.61986R+33.71988

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