Elections / 1980 · Senate · ID
Idaho — 1980 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1980 · U.S. SenateIdaho · U.S. SenateSteve SymmsR+1.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1980 Senate returns.
- Steve Symms✓Republican218,70149.7%
- Frank ChurchDemocrat214,43948.8%
- Larry FullmerLibertarian6,5071.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+41.3Senate 1980R+1.0vs. baselineD+40.3
Idaho's 1980 Senate race ran 40.3 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Idaho's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −36.9% |
| 1980 | −1.0% |
| 1984 | −46.2% |
| 1986 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | −22.6% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −17.1% |
| 1998 | −41.1% |
| 2002 | −32.6% |
| 2004 | −100.0% |
| 2008 | −23.5% |
| 2010 | −46.3% |
| 2014 | −30.7% |
| 2016 | −38.4% |
| 2020 | −29.4% |
| 2022 | −31.9% |
Same ballot, 1980ID
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.