2012Final results
2012 election for West Virginia Delegate District 47
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Mary M. Poling (D) won re-election with 54.7% of the vote, defeating John R. Rose Sr. (R) by 9.5 points.
Mary M. PolingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%3,612
John R. Rose Sr.Republican
45.3%2,987
6,599 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)