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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 and the 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 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were conducted as part of the general election."Office of the Secretary of State, 1992 General Election Race Summary Report" https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe 2006-11-08
United States President
1992 United States presidential election in Texas
United States presidential election in Texas, 1992PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votesRepublican 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 - 100.00% 32 Voter turnout (Voting age population) 72.92%"1992 Presidential General Election Results - Texas""Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)"
Railroad Commissioner
1992 election for Railroad Commissioner
Republican Party (US)
Barry Williamson
3,151,953
53.65
Democratic Party (US)
Lena Guerrero (inc.)
2,306,619
39.26
Libertarian Party (US)
Richard N. Draheim, Jr.
410,614
6.98
Write-In
Richard S. Landon
5,686
0.09
845,334
14.39
5,874,872
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
Legislative elections
Texas Senate
Districts 1-5
1992 election for State Senator, District 1
Republican Party (US)
Bill Ratliff (Incumbent)
102,310
52.13
Democratic Party (US)
A.M. Bob Aikin
93,937
47.86
196,247
100.00
1992 election for State Senator, District 2
Republican Party (US)
Florence Shapiro
129,228
53.54
Democratic Party (US)
Ted Lyon (Incumbent)
96,746
40.08
Libertarian Party (US)
Richard C. Donaldson
15,384
6.37
241,358
100.00
1992 election for State Senator, District 3
Democratic Party (US)
Bill Haley (Incumbent)
117,709
53.86
Republican Party (US)
Gene Shull
100,826
46.13
218,535
100.00
1992 election for State Senator, District 4
Democratic Party (US)
Carl A. Parker (Incumbent)
114,999
54.57
Republican Party (US)
Michael L. Galloway
95,741
45.43
210,740
100.00
1992 election for State Senator, District 5
Democratic Party (US)
Jim Turner (Incumbent)
134,875
100.00
134,875
100.00
Districts 6-10
Districts 11-15
Districts 16-20
Districts 21-25
1992 election for State House, District 22
Districts 26-31
Texas House of Representatives
1992 election for State House, District 1
Democratic Party (US)
Barry B. Telford (Incumbent)
30,216
100.00
30,216
100.00
1992 election for State House, District 2
Democratic Party (US)
Thomas Donald Ramsay
25,051
61.48
Republican Party (US)
Janie Wilson
15,697
38.52
40,748
100.00
1992 election for State House, District 3
Democratic Party (US)
Pete Patterson (Incumbent)
30,733
100.00
30,733
100.00
1992 election for State House, District 4
Democratic Party (US)
Keith Oakley (Incumbent)
23,117
55.30
Republican Party (US)
Bill Thomas
18,685
44.70
41,802
100.00
Texas Supreme Court
Justice, Place 1
1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 1
Republican Party (US)
Craig Enoch
3,059,529
53.31
Democratic Party (US)
Oscar H. Mauzy (inc.)
2,473,309
43.10
Libertarian Party (US)
Alfred Adask
205,335
3.57
586,220
10.21
5,738,173
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
Justice, Place 2
As of 2026, this election marked the last time where a Democrat flipped a statewide office in Texas from the Republicans.
1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 2
Republican Party (US)
Eugene Cook (inc.)
2,697,017
47.77
Democratic Party (US)
Rose Spector
2,948,377
52.22
251,360
4.45
5,645,394
Democratic Party (US)
Republican Party (US)
Justice, Place 3
1992 election for Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 3
Republican Party (US)
John D. Montgomery
2,432,933
43.20
Democratic Party (US)
Jack Hightower (inc.)
3,198,712
56.79
765,779
13.59
5,631,645
Democratic Party (US)
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge, Place 1
1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1
Republican Party (US)
Joseph A. Devany
2,552,601
47.19
Democratic Party (US)
Charles F. Baird (inc.)
2,855,901
52.80
303,300
5.61
5,408,502
Democratic Party (US)
Judge, Place 2
1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Republican Party (US)
Sue Lagarde
2,667,300
48.95
Democratic Party (US)
Morris L. Overstreet (inc.)
2,781,729
51.04
114,429
2.09
5,449,029
Democratic Party (US)
Judge, Place 3
1992 election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Republican Party (US)
Lawrence Meyers
2,732,689
50.50
Democratic Party (US)
Fortunato Benavides (inc.)
2,677,996
49.49
54,693
1.01
5,410,685
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
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
Democratic Party (US)
Alma A. Allen
214,149
88.94
Libertarian Party (US)
Charles Fuller
26,609
11.05
187,540
77.89
240,758
Member, State Board of Education, District 5
1992 election for State Board of Education, District 5
Democratic Party (US)
Ted Coulter
184,333
45.05
Republican Party (US)
Bob Offutt
224,790
54.94
40,457
9.89
409,123
Member, State Board of Education, District 8
1992 election for State Board of Education, District 8
Democratic Party (US)
Mary Knotts Perkins (inc.)
234,095
58.23
Republican Party (US)
D. W. Diehl
167,902
41.76
66,193
16.47
401,997
Member, State Board of Education, District 9
1992 election for State Board of Education, District 9
Democratic Party (US)
Patsy Johnson
226,317
58.39
Republican Party (US)
C. B. Jones
160,992
41.54
Write-In
Gene W. Hightower
225
0.05
65,325
16.85
387,534
Member, State Board of Education, District 11
1992 election for State Board of Education, District 11
Republican Party (US)
Diane Patrik
341,029
83.47
Libertarian Party (US)
Jeri Barthel
67,502
16.52
273,527
66.95
408,531
Member, State Board of Education, District 13
1992 election for State Board of Education, District 13
Democratic Party (US)
Emmett Conrad (inc.)
197,568
85.73
Libertarian Party (US)
Gordon Mobley
32,877
14.26
164,691
44.47
230,445
Court of Appeals
Only contested elections are listed.
First Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals (Unexpired)
Republican Party (US)
Adele Hedges
601,123
52.76
Democratic Party (US)
Gaynelle Jones (inc.)
538,192
47.23
62,931
5.53
1,139,315
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
Second Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 3
Republican Party (US)
Tod Weaver
346,724
53.61
Democratic Party (US)
Doyel Willis, Jr.
299,925
46.38
46,799
7.23
646,649
Fourth Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 4th Court of Appeals
Republican Party (US)
Tom Rickhoff
291,643
51.26
Democratic Party (US)
Ron Carr (inc.)
277,248
48.73
14,395
2.53
568,891
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
Fifth Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 1
Republican Party (US)
David Brooks
387,445
48.05
Democratic Party (US)
Ron Chapman (inc.)
418,852
51.94
31,407
3.89
806,297
Democratic Party (US)
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 4 (Unexpired)
Republican Party (US)
Will Barber
402,088
52.15
Democratic Party (US)
Jeff Kaplan (inc.)
368,905
47.84
33,183
4.31
770,993
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 5 (Unexpired)
Republican Party (US)
Jack Hampton
393,454
49.02
Democratic Party (US)
Barbara Rosenberg (inc.)
409,075
50.97
15,621
1.95
802,529
Democratic Party (US)
1992 election for Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Place 6 (Unexpired)
Republican Party (US)
Joseph B. Morris
420,487
54.55
Democratic Party (US)
Kevin Wiggins (inc.)
350,225
45.44
70,262
9.11
770,712
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
Seventh Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 7th Court of Appeals, Place 1
Republican Party (US)
Jairl Dowell
124,143
49.95
Democratic Party (US)
Carlton B. Dodson (inc.)
124,380
50.04
237
0.09
248,523
Democratic Party (US)
Eight Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 8th Court of Appeals
Republican Party (US)
Marc Skeen
101,891
43.07
Democratic Party (US)
Susan Larsen (inc.)
134,647
56.92
32,756
13.85
236,538
Democratic Party (US)
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
1992 election for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 1
Republican Party (US)
Harvey Hudson
555,435
49.47
Democratic Party (US)
Norman Lee
567,233
50.52
11,798
1.05
1,122,668
1992 election for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Republican Party (US)
Gary C. Bowers
566,228
50.55
Democratic Party (US)
Henry L. Burkholder
553,723
49.44
12,505
1.11
1,119,951
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