| 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% |
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]
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 minority-majority districts 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 2020, 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.
| 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 | ||
See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election unopposed.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | CharlieWilson.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charlie Wilson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 118,625 |
| Percentage1: | 56.1% |
| Nominee2: | Donna Peterson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,176 |
| Percentage2: | 43.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Charlie Wilson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charlie Wilson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
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.
See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | John Wiley Bryant.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Wiley Bryant |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,567 |
| Percentage1: | 58.9% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Stokley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,419 |
| Percentage2: | 37.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Wiley Bryant |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Wiley Bryant |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.
See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | Chet edwards photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Chet Edwards |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 119,999 |
| Percentage1: | 67.4% |
| Nominee2: | James Broyles |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 58,033 |
| Percentage2: | 32.6% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chet Edwards |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chet Edwards |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 13th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 13 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 13 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | Bill Sarpalius.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Sarpalius |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,892 |
| Percentage1: | 60.3% |
| Nominee2: | Beau Boulter |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 77,514 |
| Percentage2: | 39.7% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bill Sarpalius |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Sarpalius |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 14th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 14 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 14 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | Greglaughlin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Greg Laughlin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 135,930 |
| Percentage1: | 68.1% |
| Nominee2: | Bert Garza |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 54,412 |
| Percentage2: | 27.3% |
| Before Election: | Greg Laughlin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Greg Laughlin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 1992 Texas's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Image1: | Charlie Stenholm.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles Stenholm |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,213 |
| Percentage1: | 66.1% |
| Nominee2: | Jeannie Sadowski |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 69,958 |
| Percentage2: | 33.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Charles Stenholm |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charles Stenholm |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
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]
See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.
See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 27th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. District 28 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1990 census.
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.
See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. 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.[12]