1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 26
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dean Vanengelen (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Kendall Dayley (D) by 33.5 points.
Dean VanengelenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%4,173
Kendall DayleyDemocrat
33.3%2,080
6,253 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET