1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 20
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Karl Brooks (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Bernie R. Rakozy (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Karl BrooksDemocrat · winner
52.4%6,375
Bernie R. RakozyRepublican · incumbent
47.6%5,797
12,172 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