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1986Final results

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 21

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Jim Risch (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Larocco (D) by 8.1 points.

Jim RischRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%43,006
46.0%36,588
79,594 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

EvenD+0.41980D+4.31982R+35.01984R+8.11986D+11.41988D+19.11990

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