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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 12

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Gary E. Collins (R), Robert E. Schaefer (R) won.

2 seats
Gary E. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.7%8,352
Robert E. SchaeferRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.3%7,973
18.7%4,781
17.3%4,401
25,507 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+30.22002R+39.02004R+25.42006R+25.02008R+34.52010R+34.12012

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