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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 47

Washington State Senate · Washington

Kent Pullen (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Hardaway (D) by 9.1 points.

Kent PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%15,073
HardawayDemocrat
45.5%12,570
27,643 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+10.91978R+22.71982R+9.11986D+6.51990R+14.31994R+6.91998

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