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Texas's 3rd congressional district special election Texas by-election no 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 3 1990 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 3 1992 First round Runoff TX 3 May 4, 1991 (first round)May 18, 1991 (runoff) Sam Johnson Sam Johnson, official 103rd Congress photo.png x150px Republican Party of Texas 10,85519.86% 24,00452.58% Tom Pauken File:3x4.svg Republican Party of Texas 15,01827.48% 21,64747.42% Bill Hammond 3x4.svg Republican Party of Texas 6,75612.36% Eliminated Paul Zane Pilzer File:3x4.svg Republican Party of Texas 5,90910.81% Eliminated Dan Branch File:Dan Branch.JPG Republican Party of Texas 5,48410.03% Eliminated Pete Sessions File:Pete Sessions, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Republican Party of Texas 5,1569.43% Eliminated U.S. Representative Steve Bartlett Republican Party of Texas Sam Johnson Republican Party of Texas The 1991 United States House of Representatives special election in Texas's 3rd congressional district was held on May 18, 1991, to select the successor to Steve Bartlett (R) who was elected Mayor of Dallas. The primary was held on May 4, 1991, featuring mostly Republicans.
1991 Texas 3rd Special Primaryhttp://sharepoint.ncssma.org/Hill%202014/House%20Social%20Security%20Subcommittee%20--%20Chairman%20--%20Representative%20Sam%20Johnson%20(R-TX-3rd).pdf?Mobile=1&Source=%2F%5Flayouts%2Fmobile%2Fview%2Easpx%3FList%3D0edd57fd%252D903d%252D48f4%252D97d8%252Dc759558f689c%26View%3D606306d1%252D5dcf%252D43b5%252Daafc%252D4a8cca868908%26CurrentPage%3D1 CQ Politics in America Profile: Sam Johnson Congressional Quarterly. May 7, 2013. April 25, 2018
Tom Pauken Republican Party (United States) 15,018 27.5%
Sam Johnson Republican Party (United States) 10,855 19.9%
Bill Hammond Republican Party (United States) 6,756 12.4%
Paul Zane Pilzer Republican Party (United States) 5,909 10.8%
Dan Branch Republican Party (United States) 5,484 10.0%
Pete Sessions Republican Party (United States) 5,156 9.4%
Wayne Putnam Democratic Party (United States) 2,324 4.2%
Farrell Ray Republican Party (United States) 1,139 2.1%
Robert Lyle Democratic Party (United States) 806 1.5%
Mel Richardson Independent (United States) 802 1.5%
Rufus Higginbotham Independent (United States) 238 0.4%
David Corley Republican Party (United States) 168 0.3%
54,655 100%
Runoff
1991 Texas 3rd Special Run-offhttp://sharepoint.ncssma.org/Hill%202014/House%20Social%20Security%20Subcommittee%20--%20Chairman%20--%20Representative%20Sam%20Johnson%20(R-TX-3rd).pdf?Mobile=1&Source=%2F%5Flayouts%2Fmobile%2Fview%2Easpx%3FList%3D0edd57fd%252D903d%252D48f4%252D97d8%252Dc759558f689c%26View%3D606306d1%252D5dcf%252D43b5%252Daafc%252D4a8cca868908%26CurrentPage%3D1 CQ Politics in America Profile: Sam Johnson Congressional Quarterly. May 7, 2013. April 25, 2018
Sam Johnson Republican Party (United States) 24,004 52.6%
Tom Pauken Republican Party (United States) 21,647 47.4%
45,651 100%
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