1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Chick Bilyeu (D) won with 21.9% of the vote, defeating Bert W. Marley (D) by 1.2 points.
Chick BilyeuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%19,880
Bert W. MarleyDemocrat · incumbent
20.6%18,754
Ralph E. LacyDemocrat · incumbent
19.5%17,758
Dean HochRepublican
13.9%12,659
Vern TiltonRepublican
12.4%11,240
Rick MathewsRepublican
11.6%10,559
90,850 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