This is the 2016 race. The latest: 2026 →

2016Final results

2016 election for Idaho Legislative District 26

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Michelle Stennett (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Dale Ewersen (R) by 14.2 points.

Michelle StennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%10,470
Dale EwersenRepublican
42.9%7,863
18,333 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+42.42002R+41.62008D+17.42014D+14.22016D+19.72018D+12.72020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET