1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Idaho Legislative District 26
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dean Vanengelen (R) won with 46.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Saxvik (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dean VanengelenRepublican · winner
46.6%3,728
Robert SaxvikDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%3,466
Jesse BeutlerOther party
10.1%805
7,999 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET