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1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 2

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Mary Lou Reed (D) won with 41.7% of the vote, defeating John Stocks (D) by 15.1 points.

Mary Lou ReedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.7%18,400
John StocksDemocrat
26.6%11,748
Terry SverdstenRepublican · incumbent
24.0%10,604
7.6%3,357
44,109 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

EvenR+6.61982R+8.91984D+12.11986D+44.31988D+10.61990D+5.71992

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