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1986Final results

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 23

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

4 seats: Russell Newcomb (R), Douglas R. Jones (R), Celia Gould Folkinga (R), Ron Black (R) won.

4 seats
Russell NewcombRepublican · winner
21.0%12,733
Douglas R. JonesRepublican · winner
20.5%12,437
Celia Gould FolkingaRepublican · winner
18.5%11,197
Ron BlackRepublican · winner
17.1%10,388
11.9%7,234
11.0%6,692
60,681 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+26.81976R+1.11982R+38.21984R+17.91986R+19.11988R+9.51990

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