2010Final results
2010 election for Idaho Legislative District 11
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Melinda S. Smyser (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Shannon L. Forrester (D) by 53.4 points.
Melinda S. SmyserRepublican · winner
73.3%10,386
Shannon L. ForresterDemocrat
19.9%2,822
Kirsten Faith RichardsonIndependent
6.8%959
14,167 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET