1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 4
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Jack Riggs (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Reed (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jack RiggsRepublican · winner
51.0%7,978
Mary Lou ReedDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%7,397
Charles EberleOther party
1.7%267
15,642 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