1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ron Meyers (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Shaffer (R) by 5.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Ron MeyersDemocrat · winner
51.3%15,016
ShafferRepublican
46.0%13,479
AllardLibertarian
2.7%787
29,282 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)