The 1990 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Phil Gramm won election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Harley Schlanger, journalist and activist
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh Parmer 766,284 72.58%
Democratic Harley Schlanger 289,445 27.42%
Total votes 1,055,729 100.00%

General election

Gramm, a popular incumbent who switched parties a few years prior, had over $5 million on hand.[3] Gramm won 24% of the African American vote.[citation needed]

General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Gramm (incumbent) 2,302,357 60.24%
Democratic Hugh Parmer 1,429,986 37.41%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 89,089 2.33%
Write In Ira Calkins 725 0.02%
Total votes 3,822,157 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archives | Austin American-Statesman | Statesman.com". Nl.newsbank.com. July 1, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Texas Almanac, 1992-1993". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "dallasnews.com | Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. October 17, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "TX US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas