2012Final results
2012 election for Idaho Legislative District 8
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Steven Thayn (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Joanna Clausen (D) by 29.9 points.
Steven ThaynRepublican · winner
61.0%13,068
Joanna ClausenDemocrat
31.0%6,656
Kirsten Faith RichardsonIndependent
8.0%1,713
21,437 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET