1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 21
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Mike Burkett (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Risch (R) by 11.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mike BurkettDemocrat · winner
54.2%46,852
Jim RischRepublican · incumbent
42.7%36,955
Jack L. DaltonLibertarian
3.1%2,711
86,518 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