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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Idaho

James A. McClure (Republican) beat Bud Davis (Democrat) in Idaho in 1972, 52.3% to 45.5%, a margin of 6.7 points and 20,891 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1966, when Len B. Jordan won.

Republicans led in 33 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Ada, cast 54,685 votes and went to the Republican by 6.3 points. The closest was Camas, where 113 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James A. McClure won Republican 161,804 52.3%
Bud Davis Democratic 140,913 45.5%
All other candidates 6,885 2.2%
Total309,602

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 25,184 46.1% 28,628 52.4% 873 54,685 R+6.3
Canyon 9,728 36.5% 16,555 62.1% 365 26,648 R+25.6
Bannock 14,726 66.4% 7,047 31.8% 398 22,171 D+34.6
Bonneville 9,569 44.2% 11,316 52.3% 759 21,644 R+8.1
Twin Falls 6,201 35.4% 10,758 61.4% 576 17,535 R+26.0
Kootenai 6,430 40.2% 9,225 57.6% 351 16,006 R+17.5
Nez Perce 8,058 67.5% 3,740 31.3% 134 11,932 D+36.2
Latah 6,926 62.9% 3,985 36.2% 93 11,004 D+26.7
Bingham 5,262 48.4% 5,131 47.2% 483 10,876 D+1.2
Bonner 3,217 41.8% 4,329 56.3% 141 7,687 R+14.5
Shoshone 3,641 50.9% 3,485 48.7% 32 7,158 D+2.2
Cassia 2,042 33.0% 3,982 64.3% 168 6,192 R+31.3
Minidoka 2,344 39.9% 3,393 57.8% 134 5,871 R+17.9
Madison 1,905 36.2% 3,106 59.0% 253 5,264 R+22.8
Payette 1,699 32.5% 3,440 65.9% 81 5,220 R+33.4
Idaho 2,426 47.5% 2,650 51.9% 33 5,109 R+4.4
Jefferson 1,944 38.6% 2,814 55.8% 283 5,041 R+17.3
Jerome 1,505 31.5% 3,136 65.7% 132 4,773 R+34.2
Elmore 2,150 46.5% 2,391 51.7% 80 4,621 R+5.2
Gem 1,990 45.3% 2,327 53.0% 75 4,392 R+7.7
Gooding 1,757 40.3% 2,514 57.7% 86 4,357 R+17.4
Fremont 1,641 38.5% 2,378 55.8% 240 4,259 R+17.3
Franklin 1,169 30.8% 2,573 67.7% 57 3,799 R+37.0
Washington 1,494 41.1% 2,067 56.8% 76 3,637 R+15.8
Blaine 1,859 54.8% 1,504 44.4% 28 3,391 D+10.5
Clearwater 2,026 63.7% 1,101 34.6% 53 3,180 D+29.1
Bear Lake 1,434 45.4% 1,653 52.3% 74 3,161 R+6.9
Caribou 1,074 37.1% 1,728 59.8% 90 2,892 R+22.6
Lemhi 969 33.8% 1,545 53.9% 352 2,866 R+20.1
Benewah 1,413 52.8% 1,221 45.6% 41 2,675 D+7.2
Boundary 1,084 40.6% 1,545 57.9% 40 2,669 R+17.3
Owyhee 745 32.5% 1,504 65.6% 42 2,291 R+33.1
Power 1,162 53.1% 1,001 45.7% 25 2,188 D+7.4
Valley 965 46.2% 1,080 51.7% 42 2,087 R+5.5
Lewis 976 57.7% 706 41.8% 9 1,691 D+16.0
Oneida 674 40.7% 963 58.2% 17 1,654 R+17.5
Lincoln 512 34.6% 939 63.5% 28 1,479 R+28.9
Butte 769 54.5% 609 43.2% 33 1,411 D+11.3
Adams 517 36.7% 880 62.5% 12 1,409 R+25.8
Custer 448 32.0% 909 64.9% 43 1,400 R+32.9
Teton 566 42.0% 754 55.9% 28 1,348 R+13.9
Boise 398 39.4% 607 60.0% 6 1,011 R+20.7
Camas 171 37.0% 284 61.5% 7 462 R+24.5
Clark 143 31.4% 301 66.0% 12 456 R+34.6

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Idaho Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Mike Crapo (R) R+31.9
2020 Jim Risch (R) R+29.4
2016 Mike Crapo (R) R+38.4
2014 James E. Risch (R) R+30.7
2010 Mike Crapo (R) R+46.2
2008 Jim Risch (R) R+23.5
2004 Mike Crapo (R) R+99.2
2002 Larry E. Craig (R) R+32.6
1998 Mike Crapo (R) R+41.1
1996 Larry E. Craig (R) R+17.1
1992 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+13.0
1990 Larry E. Craig (R) R+22.6
1986 Steve Symms (R) R+3.1
1984 James A. McClure (R) R+46.2
1980 Steve Symms (R) R+1.0
1978 James A. McClure (R) R+36.9
1974 Frank Church (D) D+13.9
1972 James A. McClure (R) R+6.7
1968 Frank Church (D) D+20.5
1966 Len B. Jordan (R) R+10.8
1962 Frank Church (D) D+9.5
1960 Henry C. Dworshak (R) R+4.5
1956 Frank Church (D) D+17.5
1954 Henry C. Dworshak (R) R+25.7
1950 Herman Welker (R) R+23.4
1948 Bert C. Miller (D) D+1.5
1944 Glen H. Taylor (D) D+2.3
1942 John Thomas (R) R+3.1
1938 D. Worth Clark (D) D+9.8
1936 William E. Borah (R) R+26.7
1932 James Pope (D) D+13.4
1930 William E. Borah (R) R+44.8
1926 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+20.4
1924 William E. Borah (R) R+59.4
1920 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+8.2
1918 William E. Borah (R) R+34.4
1914 James H. Brady (R) R+5.7