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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 4-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Ren Taylor (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Compton (D) by 34.3 points.

Ren TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%17,618
ComptonDemocrat
32.8%8,616
26,234 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

EvenR+30.81980R+17.91982R+32.31984R+34.31986R+2.31988D+3.51990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET