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1984 election for Washington Legislative District 14-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Shirley Doty (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Ellis (D) by 10.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Shirley DotyRepublican · winner
55.3%20,203
Jerry EllisDemocrat
44.7%16,332
36,535 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+2.21982R+10.61984R+12.41986R+3.11988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)