1978Final results
1978 election for Iowa House District 27
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James D. Wells (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Rawson (R) by 11.4 points.
James D. WellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%4,337
Richard RawsonRepublican
44.3%3,451
7,790 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET