2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Idaho Legislative District 17
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Elliot Werk (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Grant R. Ipsen (R) by 11.4 points.
Elliot WerkDemocrat · winner
53.9%5,873
Grant R. IpsenRepublican · incumbent
42.5%4,630
David H. SlackLibertarian
3.5%386
10,889 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET