1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Barry Brauns (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Mark S. Shearer (D) by 4.7 points.
Barry BraunsRepublican · winner
52.3%5,918
Mark S. ShearerDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%5,391
11,309 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET