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1996Final results

1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 2

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Clyde Boatright (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Larry Kenck (D) by 17.9 points.

Clyde BoatrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%9,684
Larry KenckDemocrat
41.1%6,744
16,428 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+10.61990D+5.71992R+7.81994R+17.91996R+22.01998D+9.42002

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