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1978 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steve Symms won the 1978 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election. Steve Symms received 86,680 popular votes (59.92%). The main challenger was Roy Truby (40.08%).

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

Symms +19.8 pts · won by 28,708 votes
Steve SymmsRepublicanWINNER59.92%
86,680 votes
Roy TrubyDemocratic40.08%
57,972 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.