Table 17-14a TOC
Makeup of Legislature 1986-1996, by Chamber, Party Affiliations, Incumbants and Challengers, in Primary Elections and General Elections, 1986-1996, part a, (Chamber, Party Affiliation)
Primary Elections
  State Senators State Representatives
 
Candidates 1996 1994 1992** 1990 1988 1986 1996 1994 1992** 1990 1988 1986
All 76 65 69 95 73 81 141 123 140 164 144 171
Democrat 27 24 27 39 34 39 49 43 62 70 52 59
Republican 49 41 42 56 39 42 92 80 78 94 92 112
Incumbents 32 30 40 34 37 36 56 62 63 69 74 72
Challengers 37 20 27 37 25 28 43 40 53 48 43 66
Open Seat 7 15 2 24 11 17 42 21 24 47 27 33
Democrats w/ opposition for nomination 6 5 4 7 8 14 8 8 20 12 2 6
Democrats w/o opposition for nomination 21 19 23 32 26 25 41 35 42 58 50 53
Republicans w/ opposition for nomination 28 15 26 29 8 14 48 25 37 40 32 69
Republicans w/o opposition for nomination 21 26 16 27 31 28 44 55 41 54 60 43
                         
General Elections
  State Senators State Representatives
 
Candidates 1996 1994 1992** 1990 1988 1986 1996 1994 1992** 1990 1988 1986
All 60 54 58 79 69 67 116 106 117 137 137 130
Democrat 23 18 23 35 29 31 38 35 51 61 51 55
Republican 34 33 29 40 35 34 67 65 58 71 74 72
Libertarian, Independent, Etc. 3 3 6 4 5 2 11 6 8 5 12 3
Incumbents 31 30 29 34 36 34 52 62 56 65 72 65
Challengers 22 15 18 26 21 19 29 28 34 38 45 33
Open Seat 7 9 11 19 12 14 35 16 27 34 20 32
Democrats with opposition * 22 16 17 33 22 23 35 30 39 48 41 43
Democrats without opposition * 1 2 6 2 7 8 3 5 12 13 10 12
Republicans with opposition * 23 16 17 33 22 23 35 30 39 48 41 43
Republicans without opposition * 11 17 12 7 13 11 32 35 19 23 33 29
Total Number of Seats 35 35 35 42 42 42 70 70 70 84 84 84
Winners - Democrat 5 8 12 21 23 16 11 13 20 28 20 20
Winners - Republican 30 27 23 21 19 26 59 57 50 56 64 64
Winners - Incumbent 29 27 27 31 33 32 49 57 51 61 70 64
Winners - Challenger *** 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 5 4 4 2 1
Winners - Open Seat 4 5 6 8 6 8 18 8 15 19 12 19
Source: Idaho Secretary of State. Election Division.
* Major party opposition (i.e. Republican or Democrat)
** For purposes of this compilation, incumbents are persons running for the same office which they held at the time of the election. For example, a person running for Senate who was holding the office of Representative was not counted as an incumbent.
  In the 1992 election year after redistricting, officeholders are counted as incumbents if they ran for the same chamber (i.e. senator running for senate) regardless of district.
  The 1992 primary election saw 7 races in which incumbents faced each other for the party nomination; 2 between democrats and 5 between republicans.
  The 1992 general election saw 3 races in which incumbants faced each other.
*** Incumbents defeated by challengers (in the general election)

Compiled by: Lily Wai
Data input assisted by: Steven Olson
Contact: Lily Wai