The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 3, "1992,"ββto 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.
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, though Democrats would continue to hold a majority of House seats until 2004.
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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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.
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.
Outline of Texas' 30th Congressional District in 1992.
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.
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