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1988Final results

1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 23

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Laird Noh (R) won with 41.5% of the vote, defeating Joyce McRoberts (R) by 4.0 points.

Laird NohRepublican · winner · incumbent
41.5%12,675
Joyce McRobertsRepublican
37.5%11,456
Walt MuellerDemocrat
20.9%6,385
30,516 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+39.31978R+36.91982R+73.31984R+58.21988R+53.31990R+11.62002

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