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1986 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1986 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election?

Larry E. Craig won the 1986 Idaho U.S. House District 1 Election. Larry E. Craig received 120,553 popular votes (65.12%). The main challenger was Bill Currie (32.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Craig and Currie

Craig +32.9 pts · won by 60,830 votes
Larry E. CraigRepublicanWINNER65.12%
120,553 votes
Bill CurrieDemocratic32.26%
59,723 votes
David W. ShepherdIndependent2.62%
4,848 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.