1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 12
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Claire Wetherell (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Walter Yarbrough (R) by 17.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Claire WetherellDemocrat · winner
58.6%4,473
Walter YarbroughRepublican · incumbent
41.4%3,154
7,627 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET