1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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  1990 November 3, 1992 1994  

All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election198
Seats won219
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,806,0442,685,973
Percentage49.9%47.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 2.1%

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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]

Contents

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 2024, 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

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas [8]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Democratic 2,806,04449.91%1921+2
Republican 2,685,97347.77%89+1
Libertarian 110,8321.97%00-
Independent 19,6230.35%00-
Totals5,622,472100.00%2730+3

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Chapman (incumbent) 152,209 100.00
Total votes152,209 100
Democratic hold

District 2

1992 Texas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Charlie Wilson Donna Peterson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote118,62592,176
Percentage56.1%43.6%

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County results
Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%
Peterson:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Charlie Wilson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Charlie Wilson
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 118,625 56.13
Republican Donna Peterson92,17643.61
Write-in Roger Northen5490.26
Total votes211,350 100
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent 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.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Johnson (incumbent) 201,569 86.09
Libertarian Noel Kopala32,57013.91
Total votes234,139 100
Republican hold

District 4

1992 Texas' 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Ralph Hall David Bridges
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote128,00883,875
Percentage58.1%38.1%

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County results
Hall:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Bridges:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Hall
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ralph Hall
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) 128,008 58.10
Republican David Bridges83,87538.07
Libertarian Steven Rothacker8,4503.84
Total votes220,333 100
Democratic hold

District 5

1992 Texas's 5th congressional district election
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Nominee John Wiley Bryant Richard Stokley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote98,56762,419
Percentage58.9%37.3%

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County results
Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

John Wiley Bryant
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Wiley Bryant
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) 98,567 58.91
Republican Richard Stokley62,41937.30
Libertarian William Walker6,3443.79
Total votes167,330 100
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 189,140 71.90
Democratic John Dietrich73,93328.10
Total votes263,073 100
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Archer (incumbent) 169,407 100.00
Total votes169,407 100
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Fields (incumbent) 179,349 77.03
Democratic Chas. Robinson53,47322.97
Total votes232,822 100
Republican hold

District 9

1992 Texas's 9th congressional district election
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Nominee Jack Brooks Steve Stockman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote118,69096,270
Percentage53.6%43.5%

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County results
Brooks:     50–60%     60–70%
Stockman:     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Jack Brooks
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jack Brooks
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Brooks (incumbent) 118,690 53.62
Republican Steve Stockman 96,27043.49
Libertarian Billy Joe Crawford6,4012.89
Total votes221,361 100
Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 177,233 67.67
Republican Herbert Spiro 68,64626.21
Libertarian Terry Blum6,3532.43
Independent Jeff Davis6,0562.31
Write-in Stephen Hopkins3,5101.34
Write-in Robert Shaw940.04
Total votes261,892 100
Democratic hold

District 11

1992 Texas's 11th congressional district election
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Nominee Chet Edwards James Broyles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote119,99958,033
Percentage67.4%32.6%

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County results
Edwards:     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Chet Edwards
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Chet Edwards
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Edwards (incumbent) 119,999 67.40
Republican James Broyles58,03332.60
Total votes178,032 100
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Geren (incumbent) 125,492 62.77
Republican David Hobbs74,43237.23
Total votes199,924 100
Democratic hold

District 13

1992 Texas's 13th congressional district election
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Nominee Bill Sarpalius Beau Boulter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote117,89277,514
Percentage60.3%39.7%

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County results
Sarpalius:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Boulter:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Bill Sarpalius
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bill Sarpalius
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bill Sarpalius ran for re-election. Beau Boulter, who held the seat until 1989, ran against him.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Sarpalius (incumbent) 117,892 60.33
Republican Beau Boulter 77,51439.67
Total votes195,406 100
Democratic hold

District 14

1992 Texas's 14th congressional district election
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Nominee Greg Laughlin Bert Garza
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote135,93054,412
Percentage68.1%27.3%

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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.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Greg Laughlin (incumbent) 135,930 68.08
Republican Bert Garza54,41227.25
Independent Vic Vreeland9,3294.67
Total votes199,671 100
Democratic hold

District 15

1992 Texas's 15th congressional district election
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Nominee Kika de la Garza Tom Haughey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote86,35156,549
Percentage60.4%39.6%

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County results
De la Garza:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Haughey:     50–60%

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 86,351 60.43
Republican Tom Haughey56,54939.57
Total votes142,900 100
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) 66,731 51.89
Republican Chip Taberski61,87048.11
Total votes128,601 100
Democratic hold

District 17

1992 Texas's 17th congressional district election
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Nominee Charles Stenholm Jeannie Sadowski
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote136,21369,958
Percentage66.1%33.9%

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County results
Stenholm:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Charles Stenholm
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Charles Stenholm
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 136,213 66.07
Republican Jeannie Sadowski69,95833.93
Total votes206,171 100
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent 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]

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Craig Washington (incumbent) 111,422 64.70
Republican Edward Blum56,08032.57
Libertarian Gregg Lassen4,7062.73
Total votes172,208 100
Democratic hold

District 19

1992 Texas's 19th congressional district election
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Nominee Larry Combest Terry Lee Moser
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote162,05747,325
Percentage77.4%22.6%

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County results
Combest:     60-70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Larry Combest
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Larry Combest
Republican

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Combest (incumbent) 162,057 77.40
Democratic Terry Lee Moser47,32522.60
Total votes209,382 100
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 103,755 100.00
Total votes103,755 100
Democratic hold

District 21

1992 Texas's 21st congressional district election
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Nominee Lamar Smith James Gaddy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote190,97962,827
Percentage72.2%23.7%

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County results
Smith:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Lamar Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Lamar Smith
Republican

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith successfully ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 190,979 72.16
Democratic James Gaddy62,82723.74
Libertarian William Grisham10,8474.10
Total votes264,653 100
Republican hold

District 22

1992 Texas's 22nd congressional district election
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Nominee Tom DeLay Richard Konrad
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote150,22167,812
Percentage68.9%31.1%

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County results
DeLay:     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Tom DeLay
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom DeLay
Republican

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom DeLay (incumbent) 150,221 68.90
Democratic Richard Konrad67,81231.10
Total votes218,033 100
Republican hold

District 23

1992 Texas's 23rd congressional district election
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Nominee Henry Bonilla Albert Bustamante
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote98,25963,797
Percentage59.1%38.4%

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County results
Bonilla:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bustamante:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Albert Bustamante
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Henry Bonilla
Republican

Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Bonilla 98,259 59.07
Democratic Albert Bustamante (incumbent)63,79738.35
Libertarian David Alter4,2912.58
Total votes166,347 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

1992 Texas's 24th congressional district election
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Nominee Martin Frost Steve Masterson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote104,17470,042
Percentage59.8%40.2%

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County results
Frost:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Martin Frost
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Martin Frost
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost successfully ran for re-election, defeating Republican Steve Masterson by almost 20 points.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Frost (incumbent) 104,174 59.80
Republican Steve Masterson70,04240.20
Total votes174,216 100
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election.

Texas's 25th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael A. Andrews (incumbent) 98,975 55.96
Republican Dolly Madison McKenna73,19241.38
Libertarian Richard Mauk4,7102.66
Total votes176,877 100
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.

Texas's 26th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Armey (incumbent) 150,209 73.08
Democratic John Wayne Caton55,23726.88
Write-in Steve Love850.04
Total votes205,531 100
Republican hold

District 27

1992 Texas's 27th congressional district election
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Nominee Solomon Ortiz Tanya Lloyd
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote87,02266,853
Percentage55.5%42.6%

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County results
Ortiz:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election

Solomon Ortiz
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Solomon Ortiz
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

Texas's 27th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 87,022 55.48
Republican Jay Kimbrough66,85342.62
Libertarian Charles Henry Schoonover2,9691.89
Total votes156,844 100
Democratic hold

District 28

District 28 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1990 census.

Texas's 28th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Tejeda 122,457 87.11
Libertarian David Slatter18,12812.89
Total votes140,585 100
Democratic win (new seat)

District 29

District 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]

Texas's 29th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Green 64,064 64.93
Republican Clark Kent Ervin34,60935.07
Total votes98,673 100
Democratic win (new seat)

District 30

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Outline of Texas' 30th Congressional District in 1992.

District 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]

Texas's 30th congressional district, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Bernice Johnson 107,831 71.53
Republican Lucy Cain37,85325.11
Libertarian Ken Ashby5,0633.36
Total votes150,747 100
Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  6. "History". redistricting.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "1992 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  9. "Inaugural Speech of Mayor Steve Bartlett and Farewell Address of Mayor Annette Strauss, 1991". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  10. "CQ Politics in America Profile: Sam Johnson" (PDF). Congressional Quarterly. May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)". Justia Law. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  12. "Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935- ) •". October 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2022.