1976Final results
1976 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Linda Svoboda (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Tyrrell (R) by 6.2 points.
Linda SvobodaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%6,381
Phil TyrrellRepublican
46.9%5,637
12,018 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET