1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Iowa House District 53
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Phil Tyrrell (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Lamoyne Gaard (D) by 16.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Phil TyrrellRepublican · winner
58.0%5,569
Lamoyne GaardDemocrat
41.9%4,018
9,594 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET