1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 47
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Pat Kelley (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Sears (D) by 17.8 points.
Pat KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%9,795
Gary SearsDemocrat
40.3%6,799
Maureen CarmackNatural Law
1.6%276
16,870 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET