1986Final results
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Rachel S. Gilbert (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Clark (D) by 0.5 points.
Rachel S. GilbertRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%5,403
Linda ClarkDemocrat
49.8%5,354
10,757 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