1998Final results
1998 election for Idaho Legislative District 7
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Marguerite McLaughlin (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Trout (R) by 27.2 points.
Marguerite McLaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%7,127
Richard E. TroutRepublican
36.4%4,075
11,202 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