1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 26
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Dean Vanengelen (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Marie Hanzel (D) by 20.9 points.
Dean VanengelenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%5,805
Marie HanzelDemocrat
39.6%3,801
9,606 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET