1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 2
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Mary Lou Reed (D) won with 32.4% of the vote, defeating Terry Sverdsten (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mary Lou ReedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.4%14,700
Terry SverdstenRepublican · incumbent
25.7%11,640
Lawrence A. HoilandDemocrat
23.6%10,703
Dennis GorringeRepublican
18.3%8,297
45,340 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