1980 Senate elections · Idaho history
Idaho U.S. Senate election 1980
Steven Douglas Symms REP +1.0 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 439,647
- Margin
- 1.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in ID
- R+41.3same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Douglas Symms Won | REP | 218,701 | 49.75% | |
| Frank Church | DEM | 214,439 | 48.78% | |
| Larry Fullmer | LIB | 6,507 | 1.48% | |
| Total | 439,647 | |||
Official source: data
Other Idaho Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Mike Crapo | 31.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | James E. Risch | 29.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Mike Crapo | 38.4 |
| 2014 | Class II | James E. Risch | 30.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mike Crapo | 46.3 |
| 2008 | Class II | James E. Risch | 23.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Mike Crapo | 98.4 |
| 2002 | Class II | Larry E. Craig | 32.6 |
| 1998 | Class III | Mike Crapo | 41.1 |
| 1996 | Class II | Larry E. Craig | 17.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | C. Dirk Kempthorne | 13.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Larry E. Craig | 22.6 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Idaho Senate race?
Steven Douglas Symms (REP) won with 49.7% of the vote, ahead of Frank Church (48.8%), a margin of 1.0 points.
Did the Idaho Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Idaho Senate race?
439,647 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.