1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 32
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
2 seats: Mel Richardson (R), John O. Sessions (R) won.
2 seatsMel RichardsonRepublican · winner
17.6%21,849
John O. SessionsRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.9%20,913
M. Reed HansenRepublican · incumbent
16.3%20,199
Con MahoneyRepublican
16.0%19,868
Thomas F. LoertscherRepublican · incumbent
15.4%19,116
Ralph J. SteeleRepublican · incumbent
15.1%18,685
John R. ReddLibertarian
2.8%3,470
124,100 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mel Richardson (R)John O. Sessions (R)M. Reed Hansen (R)Con Mahoney (R)Thomas F. Loertscher (R)Ralph J. Steele (R)
Also on the ballot: John R. Redd (Libertarian), 2.8%