1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Bert W. Marley (D) won with 31.9% of the vote, defeating Chick Bilyeu (D) by 1.6 points.
Bert W. MarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.9%25,052
Chick BilyeuDemocrat · incumbent
30.3%23,820
Ralph E. LacyDemocrat · incumbent
25.1%19,697
Nyle WardRepublican
12.8%10,055
78,624 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