1978 United States Senate election in Idaho

1978 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Jim McClure Dwight Jensen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,412 89,635 Percentage 68.44% 31.56%

County results McClure:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election James McClure Republican Elected U.S. Senator James McClure Republican

The 1978 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim McClure was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating little-known Democrat Dwight Jensen, a journalist and television news anchor in Boise.

General election

Results

General election results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim McClure (incumbent)	194,412	68.4%	16.2
	Democratic	Dwight Jensen	89,635	31.6%	14.0
Total votes			284,047	100.0%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1978 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.