1978 United States Senate election in Idaho

none May 2020 March 2026 September 2023 1978 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Idaho 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Idaho 1984 November 7, 1978 File:Jimmcclure.jpg 150x150px Jim McClure Republican Party (United States) 194,412 68.44% 3x4.svg Dwight Jensen Democratic Party (United States) 89,635 31.56% 1978 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg 180px County results McClure: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator James McClure Republican Party (United States) James McClure Republican Party (United States) 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 resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5300 Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 Republican Party (United States) Jim McClure (incumbent) 194,412 68.4% 16.2 Democratic Party (United States) Dwight Jensen 89,635 31.6% 14.0 284,047 100.0% Republican Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References 1978 Idaho United States Senate