1994 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1994 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
Turnout49.5% [lower-alpha 1] [1] Decrease2.svg0.8%
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Nominee Bob Bullock H.J. "Tex" Lazar
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,631,8431,648,848
Percentage61.4%38.5%

1994 Texas Lieutenant Governor Election.svg
County results [2]
Bullock:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Lazar:     50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Bob Bullock
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Bob Bullock
Democratic

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democrat Bob Bullock successfully ran for re-election against Republican; Attorney H.J. "Tex" Lazar and won in a landslide. Bullock had announced his intent to run for re-election through a newsletter in September 1992, the early announcement was a signature of his and allowed him to begin fundraising much earlier and helped to dissuade potential opponents from challenging him. [3] As of 2024 this is the last time a Democrat has won the lieutenant governor's office and the most recent in which both candidates have since died.

Contents

Primaries

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Bullock (incumbent) 783,980 100.0%
Total votes783,980 100.0%
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H.J. "Tex" Lazar 367,206 100.0%
Total votes367,206 100.0%

General Election Results

Bullock won the election in a landslide against Lazar garnering a 22.96% lead over him, this was an outlier from other democrats statewide who saw much narrower races. Bullock, a popular incumbent despite his past controversies, was a conservative democrat and received the endorsements of numerous city newspapers across the state, in addition to his victories in ancestral democratic counties and big cities, Bullock saw significant support in rural, conservative counties as well. [6]

General election results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Bullock 2,631,843 61.5%
Republican H.J. "Tex" Lazar1,648,84838.5%
Total votes4,280,691 100.0%

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