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2012Final results

2012 election for Idaho Legislative District 20

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: James Holtzclaw (R), Joe Palmer (R) won.

2 seats
James HoltzclawRepublican · winner
45.2%14,706
Joe PalmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
36.4%11,848
18.3%5,958
32,512 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+35.02002R+31.32004R+36.42006R+33.12012R+28.72020R+42.02024

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