2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 47
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Keith Gillespie (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Sarah D. Speed (D) by 21.3 points.
Keith GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%20,236
Sarah D. SpeedDemocrat
39.3%13,127
33,363 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