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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 1

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Shawn A. Keough (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Tim Tucker (D) by 18.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Shawn A. KeoughRepublican · winner
59.1%9,427
Tim TuckerDemocrat · incumbent
40.9%6,513
15,940 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+18.21982D+9.51988D+15.31990R+18.31996R+50.02000R+43.22002

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