1978 United States Senate election in Idaho

1978 United States Senate election in Idaho
	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

References

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

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[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.

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