DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Israel Merrill
Last held office: Idaho State Senate, District 27 (1976–1984). Ran in 9 elections between 1970 and 1996, winning 7.
- Last margin
- −19.4
- Lost 1996
- Elections
- 9
- 1970–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Merrill was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Idaho House of Representatives, District 27Idaho State Senate, District 27
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Merrill has run
Margin: how far Merrill finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 31 | General | Lost | Mike Simpson (R), Dennis M. Lake (R) | 25.6% | R+19.4 |
| 1988 | Idaho State Senate, District 26 | General | Lost | Jerry T. Twiggs (R) | 48.8% | R+2.4 |
| 1982 | Idaho State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | R. C. Welker (R) | 55.2% | D+10.4 |
| 1980 | Idaho State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Dean Jones (R), Peter B. Hull (L) | 53.1% | D+8.1 |
| 1978 | Idaho State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Keith M. Elison (R), Peter B. Hull (L) | 50.3% | D+2.5 |
| 1976 | Idaho State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Dale L. Arave (R) | 56.7% | D+13.5 |
| 1974 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Allan F. Larsen (R), Holley A. Manwaring (R), Milton B. Weston (D) | 32.8% | D+3.4 |
| 1972 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Allan F. Larsen (R), Wilbert Cammack (D), Austin Stover (R) | 28.3% | R+1.7 |
| 1970 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Wilbert Cammack (D), Darrell A. Wilson (R), Stanley Jensen (R) | 29% | D+0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Merrill has held
- Idaho State Senate, District 27 · 1976–1984
- Idaho House of Representatives, District 27 · 1970–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Merrill has run against
- Mike Simpson (R) · 1996 election, lost
- Jerry T. Twiggs (R) · 1988 election, lost
- R. C. Welker (R) · 1982 election, won
- Dean Jones (R) · 1980 election, won
- Keith M. Elison (R) · 1978 election, won
- Dale L. Arave (R) · 1976 election, won
- Allan F. Larsen (R) · 1974 election, won
- Wilbert Cammack (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive