1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Idaho Legislative District 26B
Idaho House of Representatives · Idaho
Max Kendell (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ernest Permann (D) by 3.3 points.
Max KendellRepublican · winner
51.6%1,675
Ernest PermannDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%1,568
3,243 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET