1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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]

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1990 November 3, 1992 1994 →
All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 19 8 Seats won 21 9 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 2,806,044 2,685,973 Percentage 49.9% 47.8% Swing 3.9% 2.1%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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 a minority-majority district 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]
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

See also: Texas's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Chapman (incumbent)	152,209	100.00
Total votes			152,209	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

1992 Texas's 2nd congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Charlie Wilson Donna Peterson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 118,625 92,176 Percentage 56.1% 43.6%

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

See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson (incumbent)	118,625	56.13
	Republican	Donna Peterson	92,176	43.61
	Write-in	Roger Northen	549	0.26
Total votes			211,350	100
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	201,569	86.09
	Libertarian	Noel Kopala	32,570	13.91
Total votes			234,139	100
	Republican hold

District 4

1992 Texas' 4th congressional district election

← 1990 November 3, 1992 1994 →

Nominee Ralph Hall David Bridges Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 128,008 83,875 Percentage 58.1% 38.1%

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

See also: Texas's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph M. Hall (incumbent)	128,008	58.10
	Republican	David Bridges	83,875	38.07
	Libertarian	Steven Rothacker	8,450	3.84
Total votes			220,333	100
	Democratic hold

District 5

1992 Texas's 5th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee John Wiley Bryant Richard Stokley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 98,567 62,419 Percentage 58.9% 37.3%

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

See also: Texas's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Wiley Bryant (incumbent)	98,567	58.91
	Republican	Richard Stokley	62,419	37.30
	Libertarian	William Walker	6,344	3.79
Total votes			167,330	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	189,140	71.90
	Democratic	John Dietrich	73,933	28.10
Total votes			263,073	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Archer (incumbent)	169,407	100.00
Total votes			169,407	100
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Texas's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Fields (incumbent)	179,349	77.03
	Democratic	Chas. Robinson	53,473	22.97
Total votes			232,822	100
	Republican hold

District 9

1992 Texas's 9th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Jack Brooks Steve Stockman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 118,690 96,270 Percentage 53.6% 43.5%

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

See also: Texas's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Brooks (incumbent)	118,690	53.62
	Republican	Steve Stockman	96,270	43.49
	Libertarian	Billy Joe Crawford	6,401	2.89
Total votes			221,361	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. J. Pickle (incumbent)	177,233	67.67
	Republican	Herbert Spiro	68,646	26.21
	Libertarian	Terry Blum	6,353	2.43
	Independent	Jeff Davis	6,056	2.31
	Write-in	Stephen Hopkins	3,510	1.34
	Write-in	Robert Shaw	94	0.04
Total votes			261,892	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

1992 Texas's 11th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Chet Edwards James Broyles Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,999 58,033 Percentage 67.4% 32.6%

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

U.S. Representative before election Chet Edwards Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chet Edwards Democratic

See also: Texas's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Edwards (incumbent)	119,999	67.40
	Republican	James Broyles	58,033	32.60
Total votes			178,032	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Texas's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Geren (incumbent)	125,492	62.77
	Republican	David Hobbs	74,432	37.23
Total votes			199,924	100
	Democratic hold

District 13

1992 Texas's 13th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Bill Sarpalius Beau Boulter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 117,892 77,514 Percentage 60.3% 39.7%

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

See also: Texas's 13th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Sarpalius (incumbent)	117,892	60.33
	Republican	Beau Boulter	77,514	39.67
Total votes			195,406	100
	Democratic hold

District 14

1992 Texas's 14th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Greg Laughlin Bert Garza Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 135,930 54,412 Percentage 68.1% 27.3%

County results Laughlin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Garza:      50–60%

See also: Texas's 14th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Laughlin (incumbent)	135,930	68.08
	Republican	Bert Garza	54,412	27.25
	Independent	Vic Vreeland	9,329	4.67
Total votes			199,671	100
	Democratic hold

District 15

1992 Texas's 15th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Kika de la Garza Tom Haughey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 86,351 56,549 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%

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

See also: Texas's 15th congressional district

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

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (incumbent)	86,351	60.43
	Republican	Tom Haughey	56,549	39.57
Total votes			142,900	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent)	66,731	51.89
	Republican	Chip Taberski	61,870	48.11
Total votes			128,601	100
	Democratic hold

District 17

1992 Texas's 17th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Charles Stenholm Jeannie Sadowski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 136,213 69,958 Percentage 66.1% 33.9%

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

U.S. Representative before election Charles Stenholm Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Charles Stenholm Democratic

See also: Texas's 17th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Stenholm (incumbent)	136,213	66.07
	Republican	Jeannie Sadowski	69,958	33.93
Total votes			206,171	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

See also: Texas's 18th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Washington (incumbent)	111,422	64.70
	Republican	Edward Blum	56,080	32.57
	Libertarian	Gregg Lassen	4,706	2.73
Total votes			172,208	100
	Democratic hold

District 19

1992 Texas's 19th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Larry Combest Terry Lee Moser Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,057 47,325 Percentage 77.4% 22.6%

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

U.S. Representative before election Larry Combest Republican Elected U.S. Representative Larry Combest Republican

See also: Texas's 19th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Combest (incumbent)	162,057	77.40
	Democratic	Terry Lee Moser	47,325	22.60
Total votes			209,382	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent)	103,755	100.00
Total votes			103,755	100
	Democratic hold

District 21

1992 Texas's 21st congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Lamar Smith James Gaddy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 190,979 62,827 Percentage 72.2% 23.7%

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

See also: Texas's 21st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith successfully ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	190,979	72.16
	Democratic	James Gaddy	62,827	23.74
	Libertarian	William Grisham	10,847	4.10
Total votes			264,653	100
	Republican hold

District 22

1992 Texas's 22nd congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Tom DeLay Richard Konrad Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 150,221 67,812 Percentage 68.9% 31.1%

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

U.S. Representative before election Tom DeLay Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom DeLay Republican

See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom DeLay (incumbent)	150,221	68.90
	Democratic	Richard Konrad	67,812	31.10
Total votes			218,033	100
	Republican hold

District 23

1992 Texas's 23rd congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Henry Bonilla Albert Bustamante Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 98,259 63,797 Percentage 59.1% 38.4%

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

See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Bonilla	98,259	59.07
	Democratic	Albert Bustamante (incumbent)	63,797	38.35
	Libertarian	David Alter	4,291	2.58
Total votes			166,347	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

1992 Texas's 24th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Martin Frost Steve Masterson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 104,174 70,042 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%

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

U.S. Representative before election Martin Frost Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Martin Frost Democratic

See also: Texas's 24th congressional district

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

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Frost (incumbent)	104,174	59.80
	Republican	Steve Masterson	70,042	40.20
Total votes			174,216	100
	Democratic hold

District 25

See also: Texas's 25th congressional district

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

Texas's 25th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael A. Andrews (incumbent)	98,975	55.96
	Republican	Dolly Madison McKenna	73,192	41.38
	Libertarian	Richard Mauk	4,710	2.66
Total votes			176,877	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, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Armey (incumbent)	150,209	73.08
	Democratic	John Wayne Caton	55,237	26.88
	Write-in	Steve Love	85	0.04
Total votes			205,531	100
	Republican hold

District 27

1992 Texas's 27th congressional district election

← 1990 1994 →

Nominee Solomon Ortiz Tanya Lloyd Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 87,022 66,853 Percentage 55.5% 42.6%

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

U.S. Representative before election Solomon Ortiz Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz Democratic

See also: Texas's 27th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

Texas's 27th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz (incumbent)	87,022	55.48
	Republican	Jay Kimbrough	66,853	42.62
	Libertarian	Charles Henry Schoonover	2,969	1.89
Total votes			156,844	100
	Democratic hold

District 28

See also: Texas's 28th congressional district

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

Texas's 28th congressional district, 1992^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Tejeda	122,457	87.11
	Libertarian	David Slatter	18,128	12.89
Total votes			140,585	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 29

See also: Texas's 29th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Green	64,064	64.93
	Republican	Clark Kent Ervin	34,609	35.07
Total votes			98,673	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 30

See also: Texas's 30th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson	107,831	71.53
	Republican	Lucy Cain	37,853	25.11
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	5,063	3.36
Total votes			150,747	100
	Democratic win (new seat)