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1988 general · November 8, 1988

1988 Idaho State Senate election results, district by district

Every Idaho State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Republicans controlled the chamber · 42 seats

After the electionD 19 · R 23
Races33
Changed party2
Unopposed30%10 races
Incumbents defeated7

Every district

D 16 · R 17

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
LD-1Karen Cooke (D)9.5
LD-2Mary Lou Reed (D)15.1Incumbent lost
LD-3Marti Calabretta (D)Unopposed
LD-4Mike Blackbird (D)Unopposed
LD-5Don Mackin (D)Unopposed
LD-6Bruce Sweeney (D)Unopposed
LD-7Marguerite McLaughlin (D)Unopposed
LD-8Ron Beitelspacher (D)Unopposed
LD-9Norris Hyde (R)10.6
LD-10Roger Fairchild (R)24.3
LD-11C. A. Smyser (R)5.0Incumbent lost
LD-12Claire Wetherell (D)14.1
LD-13George Vance (R)Unopposed
LD-14Herb Carlson (R)Unopposed
LD-15Rod Beck (R)35.1
LD-16Brian N. Donesley (D)0.4FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-17Rachel S. Gilbert (R)5.3
LD-18Roger B. Madsen (R)70.3
LD-19Gail Bray (D)34.0
LD-20Karl Brooks (D)4.7
LD-21Mike Burkett (D)11.4FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-22John Peavey (D)11.9
LD-23Laird Noh (R)4.0
LD-24Denton Darrington (R)4.1Incumbent lost
LD-25Larrey Anderson (R)19.2
LD-26Jerry T. Twiggs (R)2.4
LD-27Chick Bilyeu (D)1.2Incumbent lost
LD-28Dennis S. Hansen (R)33.7
LD-29H. J. Christiansen (D)2.0
LD-30Rex L. Furness (R)35.4
LD-31Mark G. Ricks (R)Unopposed
LD-32Mike Crapo (R)1.8Incumbent lost
LD-33Ann Rydalch (R)Unopposed

Idaho State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner