1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Gary J. Schroeder (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Sam M. W. Scripter (D) by 22.0 points.
Gary J. SchroederRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%9,489
Sam M. W. ScripterDemocrat
39.0%6,062
15,551 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