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1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Idaho Legislative District 5

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Tom Trail (R), Shirley G. Ringo (D) won.

2 seats
Tom TrailRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.9%9,339
Shirley G. RingoDemocrat · winner
27.8%5,790
Maynard MillerRepublican · incumbent
27.3%5,688
20,817 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+0.31992R+16.31994R+5.71996D+0.91998R+2.02000R+14.72002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET