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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 2

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Joyce M. Broadsword (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Rand C. Lewis (D) by 36.1 points.

Joyce M. BroadswordRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%10,475
32.0%4,919
15,394 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+9.42002R+6.62004R+17.02006R+36.12008R+38.02012R+48.12018

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