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2002Final results

2002 election for Idaho Legislative District 5

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Dick Compton (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Wally Wright (D) by 4.2 points.

Dick ComptonRepublican · winner
52.1%5,222
Wally WrightDemocrat
47.9%4,797
10,019 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

EvenR+19.71994R+22.01996R+31.41998R+4.22002R+41.82004R+33.32006

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