1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 7
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Marguerite McLaughlin (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating John Ferris (R) by 30.4 points.
Marguerite McLaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%9,199
John FerrisRepublican
34.8%4,907
14,106 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