2008Final results
2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 23
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
2 seats: Jim Patrick (R), Stephen Hartgen (R) won.
2 seatsJim PatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
36.3%11,257
Stephen HartgenRepublican · winner
32.1%9,951
Mike IhlerDemocrat
17.5%5,413
Peter RickardsDemocrat
14.1%4,364
30,985 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET