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1986Final results

1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 8

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Ron Beitelspacher (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating C. W. Eimers (R) by 23.7 points.

Ron BeitelspacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%21,539
C. W. EimersRepublican
38.2%13,287
34,826 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+6.11978D+9.01980D+21.51982D+23.71986D+28.81990D+4.81992

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