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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

EvenR+3.31968R+14.91970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET