1998Final results
1998 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Grant R. Ipsen (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Lafawn Hamm (D) by 18.4 points.
Grant R. IpsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%5,795
Lafawn HammDemocrat
40.8%3,992
9,787 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET