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2014Final results

2014 election for Idaho Legislative District 8

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Steven Thayn (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Kirsten Faith Richardson (Ind) by 42.9 points.

Steven ThaynRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%10,675
28.6%4,266
14,941 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+21.62002R+3.12006R+23.32008R+39.82010R+29.92012R+44.32024

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