Denton Darrington (born April 30, 1940) is a former Republican Idaho State Senator serving from 1982 to 2012. He represented the Idaho 27th District which included all of Cassia County. [1]
Denton Darrington | |
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Idaho State Senator | |
In office December 1, 1982 – November 30, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Dean Van Engelen |
Succeeded by | Dean Cameron |
Constituency | 24th district Seat A (1984–1992) 25th district (1992–2002) 27th district (2002–2012) |
Personal details | |
Born | Burley, Idaho | April 30, 1940
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Virgene Lind Darrington |
Occupation | Farmer, teacher, politician |
Senator Denton Darrington was born in Burley, ID and currently lives in Declo, ID. He graduated from Declo High School. Darrington is married to Virgene Lind Darrington and they have five children. Darrington attends the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Senator Denton Darrington has a B.S. in Agriculture in 1963 and Post Graduate work from Utah State University. He also has Post Bachelor's work in Education from Idaho State University. Denton has been a farmer since 1965. He taught Idaho and American History for Burley Junior High School from 1966 to 1999. Darrington has been a member of many organizations, including Cassia County Farm Bureau, Cassia County Historical Society, and Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce. Also, he has made many travels. Denton has a wide range of Legislative experience and held many different positions. He served 15 terms with the Idaho State Senate from 1982 to 2012. Following redistricting in 2012 he declined to run against Republican State Senator Dean L. Cameron when the counties of Cassia and Minidoka were combined into a single legislative district.
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
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2002 Primary[2] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 3,141 | 59.6% | Moon Wheeler (incumbent) | 2,131 | 40.4% | |||
2002 General[3] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 8,758 | 100% | ||||||
2004 Primary[4] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 4,106 | 100% | ||||||
2004 General[5] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 11,273 | 100% | ||||||
2006 Primary[6] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 4,414 | 100% | ||||||
2006 General[7] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 8,786 | 100% | ||||||
2008 Primary[8] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 4,341 | 100% | ||||||
2008 General[9] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 11,667 | 100% | ||||||
2010 Primary[10] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 5,217 | 100% | ||||||
2010 General[11] | Denton Darrington (incumbent) | 8,705 | 100% |
Darrington's many Honors: