1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Jesernig (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ray Isaacson (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim JesernigDemocrat · winner
51.6%13,992
Ray IsaacsonRepublican · incumbent
48.4%13,110
27,102 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET