1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 27
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Richard V. Running (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Rawson (R) by 14.0 points.
Richard V. RunningDemocrat · winner
57.0%7,521
Richard RawsonRepublican
43.0%5,671
13,192 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET