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1996Final results

1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 13

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Sheila A. Sorensen (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Penny Fletcher (D) by 33.6 points.

Sheila A. SorensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%11,165
33.2%5,546
16,711 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

EvenR+24.41990R+12.01992R+16.71994R+33.61996R+40.12002R+46.82006

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