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1990Final results

1990 election for Iowa House District 53

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Phil Tyrrell (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Hardy (D) by 12.9 points.

Phil TyrrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%5,709
43.6%4,408
10,117 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+0.21984R+16.21986R+15.61988R+12.91990D+25.51994D+38.31996

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