1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1992, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.[1]
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Intraparty conflict embroiled the Texas Democratic Party, who had gained complete control of Texas' government following Ann Richards' victory in the 1990 gubernatorial election.[2] State Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson chaired the redistricting subcommittee and drew maps with the intention of creating minority-majority districts in Dallas for herself to run in.[3][4] This drew the ire of representatives Martin Frost and John Wiley Bryant, whose districts would become considerably more White and Republican-leaning as a result. A majority-Hispanic district was also created in Houston alongside District 18, a plurality-Black district. The Texas Legislature sided with Johnson's plan and adopted new congressional districts during a special session in 1991.[5][6]
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1992, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections. As of 2020, this is the last time the Democratic Party won the popular vote in Texas's U.S. House races,[7] though Democrats would continue to hold a majority of House seats until 2004.
Overview
edit1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[8] | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
Democratic | 2,806,044 | 49.91% | 19 | 21 | +2 | |
Republican | 2,685,973 | 47.77% | 8 | 9 | +1 | |
Libertarian | 110,832 | 1.97% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Independent | 19,623 | 0.35% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Totals | 5,622,472 | 100.00% | 27 | 30 | +3 |
Congressional districts
editDistrict 1
editIncumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Chapman (incumbent) | 152,209 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 152,209 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
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County results Wilson: 50–60% 60–70% Peterson: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 118,625 | 56.13 | |
Republican | Donna Peterson | 92,176 | 43.61 | |
Write-in | Roger Northen | 549 | 0.26 | |
Total votes | 211,350 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
editIncumbent Republican Steve Bartlett resigned in 1991 after he was elected Mayor of Dallas.[9] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Republican Sam Johnson won in a runoff.[10] He ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Johnson (incumbent) | 201,569 | 86.09 | |
Libertarian | Noel Kopala | 32,570 | 13.91 | |
Total votes | 234,139 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
editIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) | 128,008 | 58.10 | |
Republican | David Bridges | 83,875 | 38.07 | |
Libertarian | Steven Rothacker | 8,450 | 3.84 | |
Total votes | 220,333 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5
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County results Wilson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) | 98,567 | 58.91 | |
Republican | Richard Stokley | 62,419 | 37.30 | |
Libertarian | William Walker | 6,344 | 3.79 | |
Total votes | 167,330 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
editIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 189,140 | 71.90 | |
Democratic | John Dietrich | 73,933 | 28.10 | |
Total votes | 263,073 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
editIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 169,407 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 169,407 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
editIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Fields (incumbent) | 179,349 | 77.03 | |
Democratic | Chas. Robinson | 53,473 | 22.97 | |
Total votes | 232,822 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
editIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack Brooks (incumbent) | 118,690 | 53.62 | |
Republican | Steve Stockman | 96,270 | 43.49 | |
Libertarian | Billy Joe Crawford | 6,401 | 2.89 | |
Total votes | 221,361 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
editIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. J. Pickle (incumbent) | 177,233 | 67.67 | |
Republican | Herbert Spiro | 68,646 | 26.21 | |
Libertarian | Terry Blum | 6,353 | 2.43 | |
Independent | Jeff Davis | 6,056 | 2.31 | |
Write-in | Stephen Hopkins | 3,510 | 1.34 | |
Write-in | Robert Shaw | 94 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 261,892 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11
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County results Edwards: 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chet Edwards (incumbent) | 119,999 | 67.40 | |
Republican | James Broyles | 58,033 | 32.60 | |
Total votes | 178,032 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12
editIncumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Geren (incumbent) | 125,492 | 62.77 | |
Republican | David Hobbs | 74,432 | 37.23 | |
Total votes | 199,924 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13
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County results Sarpalius: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Boulter: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Bill Sarpalius ran for re-election. Beau Boulter, who held the seat until 1989, ran against him.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Sarpalius (incumbent) | 117,892 | 60.33 | |
Republican | Beau Boulter | 77,514 | 39.67 | |
Total votes | 195,406 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14
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County results Laughlin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Garza: 50–60% |
Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Greg Laughlin (incumbent) | 135,930 | 68.08 | |
Republican | Bert Garza | 54,412 | 27.25 | |
Independent | Vic Vreeland | 9,329 | 4.67 | |
Total votes | 199,671 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
editIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kika de la Garza (incumbent) | 86,351 | 60.43 | |
Republican | Tom Haughey | 56,549 | 39.57 | |
Total votes | 142,900 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
editIncumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) | 66,731 | 51.89 | |
Republican | Chip Taberski | 61,870 | 48.11 | |
Total votes | 128,601 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
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County results Stenholm: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Stenholm (incumbent) | 136,213 | 66.07 | |
Republican | Jeannie Sadowski | 69,958 | 33.93 | |
Total votes | 206,171 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
editIncumbent Democrat Craig Washington ran for re-election. The district was intentionally drawn to have an African-American majority population, but the methods used to draw this district would be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera in 1996.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Washington (incumbent) | 111,422 | 64.70 | |
Republican | Edward Blum | 56,080 | 32.57 | |
Libertarian | Gregg Lassen | 4,706 | 2.73 | |
Total votes | 172,208 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19
editIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry Combest (incumbent) | 162,057 | 77.40 | |
Democratic | Terry Lee Moser | 47,325 | 22.60 | |
Total votes | 209,382 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
editIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) | 103,755 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 103,755 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21
editIncumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 190,979 | 72.16 | |
Democratic | James Gaddy | 62,827 | 23.74 | |
Libertarian | William Grisham | 10,847 | 4.10 | |
Total votes | 264,653 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
editIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom DeLay (incumbent) | 150,221 | 68.90 | |
Democratic | Richard Konrad | 67,812 | 31.10 | |
Total votes | 218,033 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
editIncumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Bonilla | 98,259 | 59.07 | |
Democratic | Albert Bustamante (incumbent) | 63,797 | 38.35 | |
Libertarian | David Alter | 4,291 | 2.58 | |
Total votes | 166,347 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 24
editIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Frost (incumbent) | 104,174 | 59.80 | |
Republican | Steve Masterson | 70,042 | 40.20 | |
Total votes | 174,216 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
editIncumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael A. Andrews (incumbent) | 98,975 | 55.96 | |
Republican | Dolly Madison McKenna | 73,192 | 41.38 | |
Libertarian | Richard Mauk | 4,710 | 2.66 | |
Total votes | 176,877 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26
editIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Armey (incumbent) | 150,209 | 73.08 | |
Democratic | John Wayne Caton | 55,237 | 26.88 | |
Write-in | Steve Love | 85 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 205,531 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
editIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 87,022 | 55.48 | |
Republican | Jay Kimbrough | 66,853 | 42.62 | |
Libertarian | Charles Henry Schoonover | 2,969 | 1.89 | |
Total votes | 156,844 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
editDistrict 28 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1990 census.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Frank Tejeda | 122,457 | 87.11 | ||
Libertarian | David Slatter | 18,128 | 12.89 | ||
Total votes | 140,585 | 100 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 29
editDistrict 29 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1990 census. The district was intentionally drawn to have a Hispanic majority population, but the methods used to draw this district would be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera in 1996.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Gene Green | 64,064 | 64.93 | ||
Republican | Clark Kent Ervin | 34,609 | 35.07 | ||
Total votes | 98,673 | 100 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 30
editDistrict 30 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1990 census. The district was intentionally drawn to have an African-American majority population, but the methods used to draw this district would be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera in 1996.[11] State Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first African American woman ever elected to public office from Dallas, ran in the open race.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Eddie Bernice Johnson | 107,831 | 71.53 | ||
Republican | Lucy Cain | 37,853 | 25.11 | ||
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 5,063 | 3.36 | ||
Total votes | 150,747 | 100 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ "1990 Census Apportionment Results". Census.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, J. Michael (November 7, 1990). "Democrat Richards Wins Bitter Contest With Williams : Texas: The governor's race was the state's longest, most expensive and perhaps most rancorous. GOP oilman's verbal gaffes damaged his chances". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Burka, Paul; Hart, Patricia; October 1991 0, Ellen Williams (October 1, 1991). "1991: The Best and the Worst Legislators". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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- ^ Edsall, Thomas (May 21, 1991). "TEXAS REDISTRICTING A CASE STUDY OF DEMOCRATS' STRUGGLE". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "History". redistricting.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Bickerstaff, Steve (2007). Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-292-71474-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "1992 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Inaugural Speech of Mayor Steve Bartlett and Farewell Address of Mayor Annette Strauss, 1991". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "CQ Politics in America Profile: Sam Johnson" (PDF). Congressional Quarterly. May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)". Justia Law. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935- ) •". October 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2022.