1988Final results
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Rachel S. Gilbert (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Linda Clark (D) by 5.3 points.
Rachel S. GilbertRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%6,017
Linda ClarkDemocrat
47.4%5,414
11,431 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