1988Final results
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 1
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Karen Cooke (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Albert Rainey (R) by 9.5 points.
Karen CookeDemocrat · winner
54.7%7,570
Albert RaineyRepublican
45.3%6,258
13,828 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