2008Final results
2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 18
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Kate Kelly (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Dean E. Sorensen (R) by 18.9 points.
Kate KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%11,432
Dean E. SorensenRepublican
40.5%7,797
19,229 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