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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 17

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Elliot Werk (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating T. Allen Hoover (R) by 32.3 points.

Elliot WerkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%10,120
T. Allen HooverRepublican
33.9%5,183
15,303 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+11.42002D+11.52004D+34.12006D+32.32008D+21.12010D+25.92012

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