2016Final results
2016 election for Idaho Legislative District 5
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
2 seats: Paulette E. Jordan (D), Caroline Nilssontroy (R) won.
2 seatsPaulette E. JordanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.2%11,179
Caroline NilssontroyRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.1%11,121
Carl BerglundRepublican
24.6%10,889
Laurene SorensenDemocrat
19.4%8,589
Kenneth B. DevriesIndependent
5.7%2,507
44,285 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET