Idaho State House District 26
Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Mike Pohanka Republican, Jack Nelsen Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Mike Pohanka (Republican) won by 0.3 points, 2024
- Seats
- 2 seats in this district
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 44,766
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJack NelsenWon Republican 11,49751.5% RepublicanMike PohankaWon Republican 11,49551.2% DemocraticNed W. Burns Democratic 10,96048.8% DemocraticChris Hansen Democratic 10,81448.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,639
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNed BurnsWon Democratic 7,96250.1% RepublicanMike Pohanka Republican 7,92549.9% RepublicanJack NelsenWon Republican 7,91850.3% DemocraticKarma Metzler Fitzgerald Democratic 7,83449.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,792
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMuffy DavisWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,059100.0% DemocraticSally TooneWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,88854.7% RepublicanWilliam K. Thorpe Republican 9,84545.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,694
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSally TooneWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,76758.2% DemocraticMuffy DavisWon Democratic 9,50856.3% RepublicanSteve Miller(incumbent) Republican 7,39343.7% RepublicanMike McFadyen Republican 7,02641.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,305
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSally TooneWon Democratic 9,80854.1% RepublicanSteve MillerWon(incumbent) Republican 9,22250.7% DemocraticKathleen J. Eder Democratic 8,95849.3% RepublicanAlex Sutter Republican 8,31745.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,382
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonna PenceWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,53159.4% RepublicanSteve MillerWon(incumbent) Republican 6,41150.5% DemocraticRichard Fosbury Democratic 6,28549.5% RepublicanDon Hudson Republican 5,15540.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,750
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonna PenceWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,99958.9% RepublicanSteve MillerWon Republican 8,53550.9% DemocraticJohn C. Remington Democratic 8,22949.1% RepublicanLee Barron Republican 6,98741.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,764
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaxine T. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 7,46579.3% RepublicanJohn A. StevensonWon(incumbent) Republican 7,07975.7% DemocraticScott F. McClure Democratic 2,27024.3% DemocraticCindy Shotswell Democratic 1,95020.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,508
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn A. StevensonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,767100.0% RepublicanMaxine T. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 11,741100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,603
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaxine T. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 8,714100.0% RepublicanJohn A. StevensonWon(incumbent) Republican 6,63167.0% DemocraticScott F. McClure Democratic 3,25833.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,047
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaxine T. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 11,640100.0% RepublicanJohn A. StevensonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,66277.9% DemocraticLee J. Halper Democratic 2,74522.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,151
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaxine T. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 8,653100.0% RepublicanJohn A. StevensonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,498100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,907
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 11,369100.0% RepublicanLenore Hardy BarrettWon(incumbent) Republican 9,99273.8% DemocraticKathy Richmond Democratic 3,54626.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,826
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 9,703100.0% RepublicanLenore Hardy BarrettWon(incumbent) Republican 7,77269.9% DemocraticDelray Holm Democratic 3,35130.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,355
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 11,689100.0% RepublicanLenore Hardy BarrettWon(incumbent) Republican 10,08879.7% LibertarianDonovan Bramwell Libertarian 2,57820.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,083
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 10,082100.0% RepublicanLenore Hardy BarrettWon(incumbent) Republican 8,91381.0% LibertarianDonovan Bramwell Libertarian 2,08819.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,161
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 10,068100.0% RepublicanLenore Hardy BarrettWon Republican 9,093100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,483
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond ParksWon(incumbent) Republican 7,14463.3% RepublicanMichael K. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Republican 5,98753.5% DemocraticEdna Garrett Democratic 5,20446.5% DemocraticJulie Grayson Nagashoah Democratic 3,56531.6% LibertarianPeter B. Hull Libertarian 5835.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,374
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond ParksWon(incumbent) Republican 11,19583.9% RepublicanMichael K. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,21058.5% DemocraticJeff Colson Democratic 5,82741.5% LibertarianPeter B. Hull Libertarian 2,14216.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,462
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond ParksWon(incumbent) Republican 8,41458.4% RepublicanMichael K. SimpsonWon(incumbent) Republican 7,78455.3% DemocraticJeff Colson Democratic 6,28144.7% DemocraticW. Reed Monson Democratic 5,98341.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,195
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond ParksWon(incumbent) Republican 9,58664.5% RepublicanMichael K. SimpsonWon Republican 7,62453.2% DemocraticRoy Stroschein Democratic 6,70546.8% DemocraticSam Collet Democratic 5,28035.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,325
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 7,255100.0% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 7,070100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,643
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 7,134100.0% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 6,509100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,753
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 5,564100.0% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 3,81161.6% DemocraticGrant J. Hansen Democratic 2,37838.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,923
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 5,136100.0% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 4,28355.0% DemocraticJones Leonard Democratic 2,84136.5% OtherL. D. Baker Other 6638.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,488
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1975)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 4,36851.5% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 4,12048.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,875
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Idaho House of Representatives District 26, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Vard ChatburnWon(incumbent) Republican 4,44934.6% RepublicanErnest A. HaleWon(incumbent) Republican 3,75429.2% DemocraticClarence Parr Democratic 3,29625.6% DemocraticWilliam McKean Democratic 1,37610.7%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
2 seats.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Idaho State House District 26, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/id/house/26. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:id/sldl:26
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026