1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 4-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ren Taylor (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Grier (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ren TaylorRepublican · winner
51.4%12,831
Jack GrierDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%12,108
24,939 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET