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2012Final results

2012 election for Idaho Legislative District 8

Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho

2 seats: Terry F. Gestrin (R), Lenore Hardy Barrett (R) won.

2 seats
Terry F. GestrinRepublican · winner
32.7%13,894
Lenore Hardy BarrettRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.8%13,515
Cindy PhelpsDemocrat
18.1%7,672
17.4%7,405
42,486 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+6.02006R+17.92008R+40.32010R+27.62012R+42.32014R+48.12016

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