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1998Final results

1998 election for Idaho Legislative District 19

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Betsy Dunklin (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon D. Trounson (R) by 21.7 points.

Betsy DunklinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,282
38.0%4,636
Denny GoodmanNatural Law
2.4%287
12,205 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

EvenD+32.01992D+23.51994D+10.61996D+21.71998D+36.72000D+42.42002

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

The candidates

Betsy Dunklin (D)Gordon D. Trounson (R)

Also on the ballot: Denny Goodman (Natural Law), 2.4%