# 1992 Texas general election

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The 1992 Texas general election was held on November 3, 1992, in the U.S. state of Texas. Voters statewide elected the U.S. President, Railroad Commissioner. Statewide judicial offices up for election were three justices of the Texas Supreme Court and three judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
The United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1992 were conducted as part of the Texas General Election.

## United States President

United States presidential election in Texas, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
| | Republican Party | George Bush | 2,496,071 | 40.56% | 32 |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton | 2,281,815 | 37.07% | 0 |
| | Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 19,699 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Independent | Ross Perot | 1,354,781 | 22.01% | 0 |
| | Write In | Howard Phillips | 359 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | Quinn Brisben | 78 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | James Bo Gritz | 505 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. | 169 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | James Wellington Wright | 23 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | Lenora B. Fulani | 301 | 0.0% | 0 |
| | Write In | John S. Hagelin | 217 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | - | 100.00% | 32 |
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | Voter turnout (Voting age population) | Voter turnout (Voting age population) | Voter turnout (Voting age population) | Voter turnout (Voting age population) | 72.92% |

## Railroad Commissioner

1992 election for Railroad Commissioner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Barry Williamson | 3,151,953 | 53.65 |
| | Democratic | Lena Guerrero (inc.) | 2,306,619 | 39.26 |
| | Libertarian | Richard N. Draheim, Jr. | 410,614 | 6.98 |
| | Write-In | Richard S. Landon | 5,686 | 0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845,334 | 14.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,874,872 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

## Legislative Elections
### Texas Senate
#### Districts 1-5

1992 election for State Senator, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Ratliff (Incumbent) | 102,310 | 52.13 |
| | Democratic | A.M. Bob Aikin | 93,937 | 47.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,247 | 100.00 |
1992 election for State Senator, District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Florence Shapiro | 129,228 | 53.54 |
| | Democratic | Ted Lyon (Incumbent) | 96,746 | 40.08 |
| | Libertarian | Richard C. Donaldson | 15,384 | 6.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 241,358 | 100.00 |
1992 election for State Senator, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Haley (Incumbent) | 117,709 | 53.86 |
| | Republican | Gene Shull | 100,826 | 46.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 218,535 | 100.00 |
1992 election for State Senator, District 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) | 114,999 | 54.57 |
| | Republican | Michael L. Galloway | 95,741 | 45.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,740 | 100.00 |
1992 election for State Senator, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jim Turner (Incumbent) | 134,875 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,875 | 100.00 | |

#### Districts 21-25

1992 election for State House, District 22

#### Districts 26-31
### Texas House of Representatives

1992 election for State House, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford (Incumbent) | 30,216 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,216 | 100.00 | |
1992 election for State House, District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thomas Donald Ramsay | 25,051 | 61.48 |
| | Republican | Janie Wilson | 15,697 | 38.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,748 | 100.00 |
1992 election for State House, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Pete Patterson (Incumbent) | 30,733 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,733 | 100.00 | |
1992 election for State House, District 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Keith Oakley (Incumbent) | 23,117 | 55.30 |
| | Republican | Bill Thomas | 18,685 | 44.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,802 | 100.00 |

## Texas Supreme Court
### Justice, Place 1

1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Craig Enoch | 3,059,529 | 53.31 |
| | Democratic | Oscar H. Mauzy (inc.) | 2,473,309 | 43.10 |
| | Libertarian | Alfred Adask | 205,335 | 3.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586,220 | 10.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,738,173 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

### Justice, Place 2

1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Eugene Cook (inc.) | 2,697,017 | 47.77 |
| | Democratic | Rose Spector | 2,948,377 | 52.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251,360 | 4.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,645,394 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | |

### Justice, Place 3

1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John D. Montgomery | 2,432,933 | 43.20 |
| | Democratic | Jack Hightower (inc.) | 3,198,712 | 56.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765,779 | 13.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,631,645 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

## Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
### Judge, Place 1

1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Devany | 2,552,601 | 47.19 |
| | Democratic | Charles F. Baird (inc.) | 2,855,901 | 52.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303,300 | 5.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408,502 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

### Judge, Place 2

1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sue Lagarde | 2,667,300 | 48.95 |
| | Democratic | Morris L. Overstreet (inc.) | 2,781,729 | 51.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114,429 | 2.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,449,029 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

### Judge, Place 3

1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lawrence Meyers | 2,732,689 | 50.50 |
| | Democratic | Fortunato Benavides (inc.) | 2,677,996 | 49.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,693 | 1.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,410,685 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

## State Board of Education

Only contested elections are listed.

### Member, State Board of Education, District 4

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alma A. Allen | 214,149 | 88.94 |
| | Libertarian | Charles Fuller | 26,609 | 11.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187,540 | 77.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 240,758 | |

### Member, State Board of Education, District 5

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ted Coulter | 184,333 | 45.05 |
| | Republican | Bob Offutt | 224,790 | 54.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,457 | 9.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 409,123 | |

### Member, State Board of Education, District 8

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mary Knotts Perkins (inc.) | 234,095 | 58.23 |
| | Republican | D. W. Diehl | 167,902 | 41.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,193 | 16.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401,997 | |

### Member, State Board of Education, District 9

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patsy Johnson | 226,317 | 58.39 |
| | Republican | C. B. Jones | 160,992 | 41.54 |
| | Write-In | Gene W. Hightower | 225 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,325 | 16.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 387,534 | |

### Member, State Board of Education, District 11

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Diane Patrik | 341,029 | 83.47 |
| | Libertarian | Jeri Barthel | 67,502 | 16.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273,527 | 66.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 408,531 | |

### Member, State Board of Education, District 13

1992 election for State Board of Education, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Emmett Conrad (inc.) | 197,568 | 85.73 |
| | Libertarian | Gordon Mobley | 32,877 | 14.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164,691 | 44.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 230,445 | |

## Court of Appeals

Only contested elections are listed.

### First Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals (Unexpired) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Adele Hedges | 601,123 | 52.76 |
| | Democratic | Gaynelle Jones (inc.) | 538,192 | 47.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,931 | 5.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139,315 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

### Second Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tod Weaver | 346,724 | 53.61 |
| | Democratic | Doyel Willis, Jr. | 299,925 | 46.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,799 | 7.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646,649 | |

### Fourth Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 4th Court of Appeals :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Rickhoff | 291,643 | 51.26 |
| | Democratic | Ron Carr (inc.) | 277,248 | 48.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,395 | 2.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 568,891 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

### Fifth Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Brooks | 387,445 | 48.05 |
| | Democratic | Ron Chapman (inc.) | 418,852 | 51.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,407 | 3.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 806,297 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 4 (Unexpired) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Will Barber | 402,088 | 52.15 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Kaplan (inc.) | 368,905 | 47.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,183 | 4.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770,993 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 5 (Unexpired) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Hampton | 393,454 | 49.02 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Rosenberg (inc.) | 409,075 | 50.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,621 | 1.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 802,529 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 6 (Unexpired) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph B. Morris | 420,487 | 54.55 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Wiggins (inc.) | 350,225 | 45.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,262 | 9.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770,712 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | |

### Seventh Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 7th Court of Appeals, Place 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jairl Dowell | 124,143 | 49.95 |
| | Democratic | Carlton B. Dodson (inc.) | 124,380 | 50.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 248,523 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

### Eight Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 8th Court of Appeals :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marc Skeen | 101,891 | 43.07 |
| | Democratic | Susan Larsen (inc.) | 134,647 | 56.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,756 | 13.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236,538 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

### Fourteenth Court of Appeals

1992 election for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harvey Hudson | 555,435 | 49.47 |
| | Democratic | Norman Lee | 567,233 | 50.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,798 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122,668 | |
1992 election for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary C. Bowers | 566,228 | 50.55 |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Burkholder | 553,723 | 49.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,505 | 1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119,951 | |