State Senator
State Senate District 26; Idaho
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 55,482 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,934,262 ÷ 55,482) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.41, measured against a statewide vote in ID (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Bryan Hyde is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 26 (2024) in 2026.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Ron Taylor serves in the Idaho Senate after 27 years as a firefighter and paramedic with Wood River Fire & Rescue and Ketchum Fire. He served on the Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission and has volunteered for more than 30 years with local crisis and land organizations.
Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, 1 against, Data Privacy 3 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, 1 against,
Independent · declared
Shaila Tate is a Independent candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 26 (2024) in 2026.
Source: ballotpedia.org