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1996 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election?

Mike Crapo won the 1996 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election. Mike Crapo received 157,646 popular votes (68.77%). The main challenger was John D. Seidl (29.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Crapo and Seidl

Crapo +39.3 pts · won by 90,021 votes
Mike CrapoRepublicanWINNER68.77%
157,646 votes
John D. SeidlDemocratic29.5%
67,625 votes
John Butlernatural law1.73%
3,977 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.