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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

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

2 seats
Bill KillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.8%10,875
Sue ChewDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.7%9,940
Dan LoughreyRepublican
18.3%5,414
Mikel HautzingerLibertarian
11.2%3,298
29,527 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+1.92002R+0.12004D+17.72006D+29.52008D+16.12010D+27.72012

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