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2000Final results

2000 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Grant R. Ipsen (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Linda S. Emery (D) by 17.3 points.

Grant R. IpsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%6,740
38.9%4,662
David H. SlackLibertarian
4.9%590
11,992 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+8.01992R+22.91996R+18.41998R+17.32000D+11.42002D+11.52004

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

The candidates

Grant R. Ipsen (R)Linda S. Emery (D)

Also on the ballot: David H. Slack (Libertarian), 4.9%