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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 53

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Phil Tyrrell (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Mona Rae Bond (D) by 15.6 points.

Phil TyrrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%7,076
42.2%5,163
12,240 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+0.41982D+0.21984R+16.21986R+15.61988R+12.91990D+25.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET