1992 Texas House of Representatives election

1992 Texas House of Representatives election

← 1990 November 3, 1992 1994 →

All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gib Lewis
(retired)
Tom Craddick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 11, 1983 January 9, 1973
Leader's seat 89th 82nd
Last election 93 57
Seats before 92 58
Seats won 92 58
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,573,755 2,234,252
Percentage 52.13% 45.25%
Swing Decrease 2.39% Increase 0.23%

     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Speaker before election

Gib Lewis
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Pete Laney
Democratic

The 1992 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 73rd Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Democrats maintained their majority of 92 out of 150 seats. As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won the statewide popular vote for the Texas House.


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