1986Final results
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 31
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Mark G. Ricks (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Porter (D) by 7.7 points.
Mark G. RicksRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,851
Arthur L. PorterDemocrat
46.2%5,019
10,870 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