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2008Final results

2008 election for Idaho Legislative District 23

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Bert Brackett (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating William Chisholm (D) by 33.0 points.

Bert BrackettRepublican · winner
66.5%10,550
33.5%5,312
15,862 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

EvenR+11.62002R+29.92004R+25.52006R+33.02008R+52.62020R+59.72022

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