1980 Idaho U.S. Senate Election

Idaho · 3 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Idaho U.S. Senate Election?

Steve Symms won the 1980 Idaho U.S. Senate Election. Steve Symms received 218,701 popular votes (49.74%). The main challenger was Frank Church (48.78%).

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

Symms +1.0 pts · won by 4,262 votes

Steve Symms RepublicanWINNER49.74%

218,701 votes

Frank Church Democratic48.78%

214,439 votes

Larry FullmerLibertarian1.48%

6,507 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.