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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 27

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Pete Black (D), Albert M. Johnson (D) won.

2 seats
Pete BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.9%24,820
Albert M. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%24,733
Wayne HallDemocrat
11.7%19,473
Patricia McDermottDemocrat · incumbent
11.3%18,864
10.8%17,971
L. BrownRepublican · incumbent
9.1%15,252
Kay MerriamDemocrat
8.6%14,343
Ed BowmanRepublican
7.0%11,682
6.9%11,512
G. Neil AndersonIndependent
4.9%8,103
166,753 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+26.71980R+15.01982D+3.11984D+23.71986D+14.81988D+35.51990

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