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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 47

Washington State Senate · Washington

Kent Pullen (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Sullivan (D) by 22.7 points.

Kent PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%16,085
SullivanDemocrat
38.7%10,137
26,222 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+10.91978R+22.71982R+9.11986D+6.51990R+14.31994R+6.91998

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