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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY


Fairchild beat anti- Wilderness activist Rachel Gilbert and political newcomer Milt Erhart in a hotly contested Republican primary.





DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY


Andrus ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.





GENERAL ELECTION


Although Fairchild attempted to capitalize on his business experience and Andrus' veto of a bill passed by the Idaho Legislature severly restricting Abortion earlier in the year, the incumbent's personal popularity in Idaho proved to be too much to overcome.

  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Cecil D Andrus
  votes 218,673
  percentage 682


  party Republican Party (United States)
  candidate Roger Fairchild
  votes 101,937
  percentage 318


  votes 328,351
  percentage 608 <!--540,247 registered voters-->


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