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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jim McClure (incumbent) | 194,412 | 68.4% |  16.2
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| Democratic | Dwight Jensen | 89,635 | 31.6% |  14.0
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| Total votes | 284,047 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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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