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1988Final results

1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 20

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Karl Brooks (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Cheryl A. Schwartz (R) by 4.7 points.

Karl BrooksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%6,915
47.7%6,299
13,214 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+27.41978R+13.81984D+4.71986D+4.71988D+26.21990D+5.01994

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