1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa House District 53
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Janet Carl (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Tyrrell (R) by 0.4 points.
Janet CarlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%5,583
Phil TyrrellRepublican · incumbent
49.8%5,533
11,120 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET