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1976 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steve Symms won the 1976 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election. Steve Symms received 95,833 popular votes (54.61%). The main challenger was Ken Pursley (45.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Symms and Pursley

Symms +9.2 pts · won by 16,171 votes
Steve SymmsRepublicanWINNER54.61%
95,833 votes
Ken PursleyDemocratic45.39%
79,662 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.