1996Final results
1996 election for Idaho Legislative District 26
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Don M. Burtenshaw (R) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Arnold McMurtrey (Ref) by 70.0 points.
Don M. BurtenshawRepublican · winner
85.0%10,962
Arnold McMurtreyReform
15.0%1,934
12,896 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET