 He was defeated by incumbent Democratic Representative Dale Smith; however, he held the incumbent to less than fifty percent of the vote and came about one percent away from upsetting the incumbent, 48.6% to 47.5%.In 2004, Smith was term-limited after 14 years in the seat, leaving the seat open.Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2, 2004 and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history.