Eric,
Seems you were right yet again. The 4th store that I went to actually did have the part in stock. I am not heading back until Monday, but I thought I should get the part today since it is calling for rain tomorrow.
Bought the switch, got the tools out to remove the wires and the whole switch turned as I tried to remove the nuts that held the wires in place. I thought I should probably reverse course, so I tightened the switch about 1/3 of a turn until it was snug. Went inside and cranked up the MH and set the fast idle with the cruise control. I pressed on the brake and the fast idle released, so I am going with this is fixed.
It's not worth it to me to drive 36 miles round trip to return the switch so I have a new switch in the parts bin.
Thanks for the troubleshooting help! Should be a safer trip back home.