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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 11

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

C. A. Smyser (R) won with 31.1% of the vote, defeating Atwell Parry (R) by 0.8 points.

C. A. SmyserRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.1%24,947
Atwell ParryRepublican · incumbent
30.3%24,321
J. L. ThorneRepublican · incumbent
20.3%16,251
18.2%14,619
80,138 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+29.01978R+6.01980R+42.81984R+63.51986R+29.21990R+40.41996

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