1988Final results
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 19
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Gail Bray (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Buxton (R) by 34.0 points.
Gail BrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%8,107
Richard L. BuxtonRepublican
31.5%3,900
Gary L. ThomasLibertarian
3.0%372
12,379 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