1990 United States Senate election in Texas

1990 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Phil Gramm Hugh Parmer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,302,357 1,429,986 Percentage 60.24% 37.41%

County results Gramm:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Parmer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     50%

U.S. senator before election Phil Gramm Republican Elected U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Republican

The 1990 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Phil Gramm won re-election to a second term.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Hugh Parmer, State Senator and former Mayor of Fort Worth ^[1]

Republican

• Phil Gramm, incumbent U.S. Senator

Campaign

Gramm, a popular incumbent who switched parties a few years prior, had over $5 million on hand. ^[2] Gramm won 24% of the African American vote.

Results

General election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Gramm (incumbent)	2,302,357	60.24%
	Democratic	Hugh Parmer	1,429,986	37.41%
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	89,089	2.33%
	Write In	Ira Calkins	725	0.02%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Archives | Austin American-Statesman | Statesman.com". Nl.newsbank.com. July 1, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
2. "dallasnews.com | Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. October 17, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
3. "TX US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 9, 2011.