1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 35
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Ralph Wheeler (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Phillip B. Christiansen (D) by 21.7 points.
Ralph WheelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%6,623
Phillip B. ChristiansenDemocrat
39.1%4,258
10,881 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