2012Final results
2012 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Cindy Denby (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Shawn Desai (D) by 31.9 points.
Cindy DenbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%27,621
Shawn DesaiDemocrat
32.2%13,888
James Weeks IILibertarian
3.7%1,607
43,116 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