1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 6, 1990, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.^[1]

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1988 November 6, 1990 1992 →
All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 19 8 Seats won 19 8 Seat change Popular vote 1,763,432 1,498,096 Percentage 53.8% 45.7% Swing 4.8% 6.4%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Republican   60–70%   70–80%   >90%

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1990, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Overview

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	1,763,432	53.79%	19	19	-
	Republican	1,498,096	45.70%	8	8	-
	Libertarian	11,844	0.36%	0	0	-
	Independent	4,886	0.15%	0	0	-
Totals		3,278,258	100.00%	27	27	-

Congressional districts

District 1

See also: Texas's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Chapman (incumbent)	89,241	61.04
	Republican	Hamp Hodges	56,954	38.96
Total votes			146,195	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson (incumbent)	76,974	55.57
	Republican	Donna Peterson	61,555	44.43
Total votes			138,529	100
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Bartlett (incumbent)	153,857	99.60
	Write-in	Noel Kopala	617	0.40
Total votes			154,474	100
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Texas's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	108,300	99.64
	Write-in	Tim McCord	394	0.36
Total votes			108,694	100
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Texas's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Wiley Bryant (incumbent)	65,228	59.58
	Republican	Jerry Rucker	41,307	37.73
	Libertarian	Kenneth Ashby	2,939	2.68
Total votes			109,474	100
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Texas's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	125,049	66.47
	Democratic	John Welch	62,344	33.14
	Write-in	Michael Worsham	737	0.39
Total votes			188,130	100
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Texas's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Archer (incumbent)	114,254	100.00
Total votes			114,254	100
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Texas's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Fields (incumbent)	60,603	100.00
Total votes			60,603	100
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Texas's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Brooks (incumbent)	79,786	57.74
	Republican	Maury Myers	58,399	42.26
Total votes			138,185	100
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Texas's 10th congressional district

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

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. J. Pickle (incumbent)	152,784	64.88
	Republican	David Beilharz	73,766	31.32
	Libertarian	Jeff Davis	8,905	3.78
	Write-in	Others	41	0.02
Total votes			235,496	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: Texas's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Leath opted to retire rather than run for re-election.^[3]

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Edwards	73,810	53.45
	Republican	Hugh Shine	64,269	46.55
Total votes			138,079	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Texas's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright resigned on June 6, 1989, amid an ethics investigation.^[4] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Pete Geren won in a runoff.^[5] He ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Geren (incumbent)	98,026	71.31
	Republican	Mike McGinn	39,438	28.69
Total votes			137,464	100
	Democratic hold

District 13

See also: Texas's 13th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bill Sarpalius ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Sarpalius (incumbent)	81,815	56.48
	Republican	Dick Waterfield	63,045	43.52
Total votes			144,860	100
	Democratic hold

District 14

See also: Texas's 14th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Laughlin (incumbent)	89,251	54.31
	Republican	Joe Dial	75,098	45.69
Total votes			164,349	100
	Democratic hold

District 15

See also: Texas's 15th congressional district

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

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (incumbent)	72,461	100.00
Total votes			72,461	100
	Democratic hold

District 16

See also: Texas's 16th congressional district

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

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent)	62,455	95.63
	Write-in	William Burgett	2,854	4.37
Total votes			65,309	100
	Democratic hold

District 17

See also: Texas's 17th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Stenholm (incumbent)	104,100	100.00
Total votes			104,100	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

See also: Texas's 18th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Mickey Leland died in a plane crash on August 7, 1989, en route to Fugnido, Ethiopia.^[6] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Craig Washington won in a runoff.^[7] He ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Washington (incumbent)	54,477	99.56
	Write-in	Others	243	0.44
Total votes			54,720	100
	Democratic hold

District 19

See also: Texas's 19th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Combest (incumbent)	83,795	100.00
Total votes			83,795	100
	Republican hold

District 20

See also: Texas's 20th congressional district

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

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent)	56,318	100.00
Total votes			56,318	100
	Democratic hold

District 21

See also: Texas's 21st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	144,570	74.85
	Democratic	Kirby Roberts	48,585	25.15
Total votes			193,155	100
	Republican hold

District 22

See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom DeLay (incumbent)	93,425	71.24
	Democratic	Bruce Director	37,721	28.76
Total votes			131,146	100
	Republican hold

District 23

See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Bustamante (incumbent)	71,052	63.49
	Republican	Jerome Gonzales	40,856	36.51
Total votes			111,908	100
	Democratic hold

District 24

See also: Texas's 24th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Frost (incumbent)	86,297	100.00
Total votes			86,297	100
	Democratic hold

District 25

See also: Texas's 25th congressional district

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

Texas's 25th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael A. Andrews (incumbent)	67,427	100.00
Total votes			67,427	100
	Democratic hold

District 26

See also: Texas's 26th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.

Texas's 26th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Armey (incumbent)	147,856	70.40
	Democratic	John Wayne Caton	62,158	29.60
Total votes			210,014	100
	Republican hold

District 27

See also: Texas's 27th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 27th congressional district, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz (incumbent)	62,822	100.00
Total votes			62,822	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
2. Federal Elections 90 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1991. pp. 44–46.
3. "Marvin Leath". University Libraries | Baylor University. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
4. Wallach, Philip A. (January 3, 2019). "The Fall of Jim Wright—and the House of Representatives". The American Interest. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
5. "Our Campaigns - TX District 12- Special Election Run-Off Race - Sep 12, 1989". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
6. Hiltzik, Michael A. "Leland crash leaves no survivors." Los Angeles Times at the Boca Raton News. Monday August 14, 1989. 7th year, Issue 144. 1A. Google News 5 of 34.
7. Ap (December 10, 1989). "Texas State Senator Elected to Congress To Fill Leland Seat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 18, 2022.