2010Final results
2010 election for Idaho Legislative District 8
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Sheryl L. Nuxoll (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Leta Strauss (D) by 39.8 points.
Sheryl L. NuxollRepublican · winner
69.9%10,051
Leta StraussDemocrat
30.1%4,331
14,382 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