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1988Final results

1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 12

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Claire Wetherell (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Carleen Lord (R) by 14.1 points.

Claire WetherellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%4,603
Carleen LordRepublican
43.0%3,467
8,070 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

EvenD+6.41982R+6.41984D+17.31986D+14.11988D+22.01990R+55.01996

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