1980Final results
1980 election for Idaho Legislative District 27
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Israel Merrill (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Dean Jones (R) by 8.1 points.
Israel MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%5,993
Dean JonesRepublican
45.0%5,078
Peter B. HullLibertarian
1.9%209
11,280 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