1986 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 1986, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Steve Symms narrowly won re-election to a second term. As of 2024, this is the last time that a U.S. Senate race in Idaho was decided by a single-digit margin. This was the first time since 1926 that an incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected to this seat.

1986 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Steve Symms John V. Evans
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 196,958 185,066
Percentage 51.56% 48.44%

County results
Symms:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Evans:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Steve Symms
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Steve Symms
Republican

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Symms (incumbent) 196,958 51.56% +1.81%
Democratic John V. Evans 185,066 48.44% −0.33%
Majority 11,892 3.11% +2.14%
Turnout 382,024 −13.11%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2023.