2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri House District 47
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Wright (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Mitch Richards (R) by 3.5 points.
John WrightDemocrat · winner
51.7%8,138
Mitch RichardsRepublican
48.3%7,589
15,727 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