1984Final results
1984 election for Iowa House District 53
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Janet Carl (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Tyrrell (R) by 0.2 points.
Janet CarlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%6,565
Phil TyrrellRepublican
49.9%6,541
13,106 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET