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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 8

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Ken A. Roberts (R), Paul E. Shepherd (R) won.

2 seats
Ken A. RobertsRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.7%11,043
Paul E. ShepherdRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.6%10,979
Jim RehderDemocrat
20.6%7,649
20.1%7,455
37,126 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

EvenD+4.72002R+0.42004R+6.02006R+17.92008R+40.32010R+27.62012

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