1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 30
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Mel Richardson (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Roseann Steen (D) by 44.2 points.
Mel RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%9,679
Roseann SteenDemocrat
25.2%3,515
John R. ReddLibertarian
5.4%758
13,952 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET