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2012Final results

2012 election for Idaho Legislative District 7

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Sheryl L. Nuxoll (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Jon Cantamessa (Ind) by 28.0 points.

Sheryl L. NuxollRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%11,583
Jon CantamessaIndependent
36.0%6,522
18,105 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+5.52002R+6.72004R+2.42006R+23.02008R+34.82014R+47.72016

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