2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Chip Baltimore (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Donovan Olson (D) by 4.9 points.
Chip BaltimoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%8,133
Donovan OlsonDemocrat
47.5%7,377
15,525 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET