1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Idaho's 1st District
U.S. House · Idaho
Larry LaRocco (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating C. A. "skip" Smyser (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Larry LaRoccoDemocrat · winner
53.0%85,054
C. A. "skip" SmyserRepublican
47.0%75,406
160,460 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Larry LaRoccoC. A. "skip" Smyser
$449.4K
Raised by the campaign
$487.4K
$447.9K
Spent by the campaign
$481K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$6.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990