Sullivan, Entenman win reelection to Olympia in 47th District

Published 9:02 pm Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Democratic incumbent state representatives Pat Sullivan and Debra Entenman are each easily winning their races Tuesday in the 47th District to return to Olympia.

Sullivan, a 16-year veteran of the Legislature and the House Majority leader since 2010, leads with 60.48% (36,293 votes) of the vote compared to 39.4% (23,644 votes) for Covington Republican Ted Cooke.

Entenman will return for a second term as she has 60.14% (36,014 votes) compared to 39.75% (23,802 votes) for Republican Kyle Lyebyedyev.

House District 47 includes parts of Kent, Auburn and Covington.

Sullivan, of Covington, announced in March his retirement after 16 years in the Legislature in Olympia when his term ends in January. But when Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, asked Sullivan to run again because of the budget problems caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, Sullivan decided to jump back in.

Sullivan, who defeated Cooke 62% to 37% in 2018, received $201,008 in contributions, including 38 contributions of $2,000 each, the limit per individual donor, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Cooke received $2,408 in contributions.

Voters first elected Sullivan in 2004. He served as the first mayor of Covington prior to the Legislature.

Entenman, of Kent, defeated Lyebyedyev 56.9% to 42.8% in the August primary. She has received $82,983 in contributions compared to $24,792 for Lyebyedyev, of Covington, who moved to the United States from Ukraine in 2002.

Entenman took office in 2018 when she defeated Republican Mark Hargrove 53% to 46%.