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2006Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Sue Chew (D), Bill Killen (D) won.

2 seats
Sue ChewDemocrat · winner
29.3%6,735
Bill KillenDemocrat · winner
28.2%6,489
Kathie GarrettRepublican · incumbent
19.7%4,537
Janet J. MillerRepublican · incumbent
19.3%4,426
1.8%414
Jaclyn Ann CrooksConstitution
1.6%375
22,976 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+7.82000R+1.92002R+0.12004D+17.72006D+29.52008D+16.12010

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

The candidates