Elections / 1990 · Senate · ID
Idaho — 1990 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1990 · U.S. SenateIdaho · U.S. SenateLarry E. CraigR+22.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1990 Senate returns.
- Larry E. Craig✓Republican193,64161.3%
- Ron J. TwilegarDemocrat122,29538.7%
presidential baselinePresident 1988R+26.1Senate 1990R+22.6vs. baselineD+3.5
Idaho's 1990 Senate race ran 3.5 points more Democratic than its 1988 presidential margin.
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, 1990ID
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1990 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.