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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 47

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Barbara Sears (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Jeff Bunck (D) by 20.0 points.

Barbara SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%35,636
Jeff BunckDemocrat
40.0%23,748
59,384 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

EvenD+42.42004D+47.72006D+33.12010R+20.02012R+21.72016R+15.92018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET