1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 59
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Phil Tyrrell (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Christine Dennler (D) by 9.1 points.
Phil TyrrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%7,040
Christine DennlerDemocrat
45.4%5,863
12,903 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET