1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Indiana House District 27
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Richard O. Regnier (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Harris (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard O. RegnierRepublican · winner
50.2%12,234
Joseph P. HarrisDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%12,147
24,381 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