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1986Final results

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 29

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

H. J. Christiansen (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Bauer (R) by 11.6 points.

H. J. ChristiansenDemocrat · winner
55.8%30,040
44.2%23,789
53,829 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

EvenR+28.01980R+19.51982D+1.11984D+11.61986D+2.01988R+0.41990

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