1988Final results
1988 election for Idaho Legislative District 26
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Jerry T. Twiggs (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Israel Merrill (D) by 2.4 points.
Jerry T. TwiggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%7,622
Israel MerrillDemocrat
48.8%7,258
14,880 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET