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1988Final results

1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 23

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

4 seats: Celia R. Gould (R), Lee Barnes (R), Douglas R. Jones (R), Ron Black (R) won.

4 seats
Celia R. GouldRepublican · winner
17.0%11,738
Lee BarnesRepublican · winner
16.5%11,434
Douglas R. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.1%10,448
Ron BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.8%10,240
10.1%6,957
9.5%6,576
Virginia AshDemocrat
8.9%6,162
Joe GulickDemocrat
8.1%5,611
69,166 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+1.11982R+38.21984R+17.91986R+19.11988R+9.51990R+27.01992

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