1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 11
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
C. A. Smyser (R) won with 37.2% of the vote, defeating J. L. Thorne (R) by 5.0 points.
C. A. SmyserRepublican · winner · incumbent
37.2%21,638
J. L. ThorneRepublican · incumbent
32.2%18,723
Atwell ParryRepublican · incumbent
30.6%17,813
58,174 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