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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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election_name	1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
country	Texas
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
previous_year	1990
next_election	1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
next_year	1994
seats_for_election	All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 3, 1992
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	19
seats1	21
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	2,806,044
percentage1	49.9%
swing1	3.9%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	8
seats2	9
seat_change2	1
popular_vote2	2,685,973
percentage2	47.8%
swing2	2.1%
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Democratic Republican 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.

Intraparty conflict embroiled the Texas Democratic Party, who had gained complete control of Texas' government following Ann Richards' victory in the 1990 gubernatorial election. State Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson chaired the redistricting subcommittee and drew maps with the intention of creating a minority-majority district in Dallas for herself to run in. 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.

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, though Democrats would continue to hold a majority of House seats until 2004.

Overview

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas	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

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election unopposed.

District 2

Wilson:
Peterson:

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Bartlett resigned in 1991 after he was elected Mayor of Dallas. This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Republican Sam Johnson won in a runoff. He ran for re-election.

District 4

Hall:
Bridges: Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

District 5

Wilson:
Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

District 8

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.

District 9

Brooks:
Stockman:
Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

District 10

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

District 11

Edwards:
Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.

District 13

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

District 14

Laughlin:
Garza:
Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.

District 15

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

District 16

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

District 17

Stenholm:

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

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.

District 19

Combest:
Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

District 20

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

District 21

Smith:
Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith successfully ran for re-election.

District 22

DeLay:
Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

District 23

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Bonilla:
Bustamante:
Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.

District 24

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

District 25

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

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.

District 27

Ortiz:
Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

District 28

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

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.

District 30

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. State Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first African American woman ever elected to public office from Dallas, ran in the open race.

References

"1990 Census Apportionment Results".
Kennedy, J. Michael. (1990-11-07). "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.".
Burka, Paul. (1991-10-01). "1991: The Best and the Worst Legislators".
Burke, Anabel. "Eddie Bernice Johnson".
Edsall, Thomas. (May 21, 1991). "TEXAS REDISTRICTING A CASE STUDY OF DEMOCRATS' STRUGGLE". [[The Washington Post]].
"History".
Bickerstaff, Steve. (2007). "Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay". University of Texas Press.
"1992 General Election".
"Inaugural Speech of Mayor Steve Bartlett and Farewell Address of Mayor Annette Strauss, 1991".
"CQ Politics in America Profile: Sam Johnson". [[Congressional Quarterly]]. May 7, 2013..
"Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996)".
(2017-10-07). "Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935- ) •".

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