1980Final results
1980 election for Oregon Senate District 27
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Fred W. Heard (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Ed Howell (R) by 20.2 points.
Fred W. HeardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%27,740
Ed HowellRepublican
39.9%18,420
46,168 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