1980Final results
1980 election for Utah House District 27
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Floyd E. Lerdahl (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Arlo James (D) by 19.1 points.
Floyd E. LerdahlRepublican · winner
59.6%7,488
Arlo JamesDemocrat
40.4%5,086
12,574 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