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Election 1990 Results

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1990 US Senate election in Texas

Phil Gramm (Republican) beat Hugh Parmer (Democrat) in Texas in 1990, 60.2% to 37.4%, a margin of 22.8 points and 872,371 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1984, when Phil Gramm also won.

Republicans led in 220 of the 254 counties and Democrats in 33. The largest, Harris, cast 542,266 votes and went to the Republican by 22.8 points. The closest was Briscoe, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Phil Gramm won Republican 2,302,357 60.2%
Hugh Parmer Democratic 1,429,986 37.4%
All other candidates 89,814 2.3%
Total3,822,157

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 203,551 37.5% 327,411 60.4% 11,304 542,266 R+22.8
Dallas 153,363 36.5% 254,951 60.7% 11,681 419,995 R+24.2
Tarrant 104,985 36.3% 175,629 60.8% 8,236 288,850 R+24.5
Bexar 87,040 39.9% 124,138 56.8% 7,191 218,369 R+17.0
Travis 98,983 51.6% 87,145 45.4% 5,842 191,970 D+6.2
El Paso 29,033 38.1% 45,185 59.2% 2,072 76,290 R+21.2
Collin 15,516 21.6% 54,151 75.4% 2,139 71,806 R+53.8
Jefferson 30,431 48.0% 32,018 50.5% 897 63,346 R+2.5
Nueces 23,711 38.9% 36,102 59.2% 1,199 61,012 R+20.3
Denton 17,132 28.1% 41,751 68.6% 2,015 60,898 R+40.4
Galveston 24,138 46.4% 26,576 51.1% 1,257 51,971 R+4.7
Lubbock 12,526 24.3% 38,147 74.0% 886 51,559 R+49.7
McLennan 22,121 43.5% 28,094 55.3% 631 50,846 R+11.7
Hidalgo 23,369 48.1% 23,882 49.1% 1,374 48,625 R+1.1
Fort Bend 15,310 31.7% 32,115 66.6% 825 48,250 R+34.8
Montgomery 12,266 27.2% 31,806 70.6% 971 45,043 R+43.4
Brazoria 14,763 34.1% 27,430 63.3% 1,141 43,334 R+29.2
Smith 12,025 29.5% 27,984 68.6% 787 40,796 R+39.1
Williamson 15,033 38.4% 23,068 58.9% 1,033 39,134 R+20.5
Cameron 14,367 42.9% 18,211 54.4% 915 33,493 R+11.5
Brazos 9,120 28.5% 22,233 69.4% 673 32,026 R+40.9
Bell 12,590 39.6% 18,596 58.4% 631 31,817 R+18.9
Midland 5,379 17.5% 24,496 79.9% 779 30,654 R+62.4
Wichita 12,002 39.2% 18,038 58.9% 588 30,628 R+19.7
Taylor 7,603 25.9% 21,220 72.4% 487 29,310 R+46.5
Randall 6,156 21.1% 22,460 77.1% 521 29,137 R+56.0
Johnson 8,909 37.2% 14,388 60.0% 675 23,972 R+22.9
Tom Green 6,321 26.9% 16,730 71.2% 446 23,497 R+44.3
Ector 5,521 23.8% 17,238 74.2% 466 23,225 R+50.4
Grayson 8,910 38.7% 13,551 58.9% 544 23,005 R+20.2
Ellis 7,751 34.4% 14,227 63.2% 532 22,510 R+28.8
Gregg 1,850 8.9% 18,485 88.6% 533 20,868 R+79.7
Potter 6,493 32.4% 12,991 64.8% 550 20,034 R+32.4
Orange 9,628 48.2% 9,954 49.8% 393 19,975 R+1.6
Parker 6,224 34.5% 11,245 62.4% 563 18,032 R+27.8
Victoria 5,001 27.8% 12,750 70.8% 256 18,007 R+43.0
Bowie 6,935 39.4% 10,211 58.0% 474 17,620 R+18.6
Hays 7,823 44.7% 9,081 51.9% 589 17,493 R+7.2
Henderson 7,163 41.6% 9,711 56.5% 325 17,199 R+14.8
Angelina 6,828 41.1% 9,522 57.3% 259 16,609 R+16.2
Hunt 5,584 35.4% 9,814 62.3% 356 15,754 R+26.9
Guadalupe 4,587 30.0% 10,111 66.1% 603 15,301 R+36.1
Comal 4,093 27.4% 10,193 68.4% 626 14,912 R+40.9
Harrison 5,611 38.5% 8,688 59.6% 266 14,565 R+21.1
Webb 7,026 49.2% 6,982 48.8% 286 14,294 D+0.3
Nacogdoches 4,056 32.0% 8,365 65.9% 270 12,691 R+34.0
Kaufman 4,861 39.8% 6,992 57.2% 361 12,214 R+17.4
Liberty 4,613 39.5% 6,873 58.8% 194 11,680 R+19.3
San Patricio 4,525 40.2% 6,492 57.7% 229 11,246 R+17.5
Rusk 3,361 30.7% 7,413 67.7% 183 10,957 R+37.0
Kerr 2,791 26.0% 7,477 69.8% 449 10,717 R+43.7
Lamar 4,490 42.1% 6,110 57.3% 72 10,672 R+15.2
Navarro 4,508 42.8% 5,826 55.3% 199 10,533 R+12.5
Walker 3,452 33.1% 6,810 65.2% 178 10,440 R+32.2
Van Zandt 4,014 38.6% 6,221 59.8% 170 10,405 R+21.2
Bastrop 5,206 50.1% 4,842 46.6% 337 10,385 D+3.5
Anderson 3,826 37.3% 6,263 61.0% 172 10,261 R+23.8
Hood 3,558 35.7% 6,169 61.8% 248 9,975 R+26.2
Hardin 3,868 40.5% 5,497 57.6% 180 9,545 R+17.1
Wise 3,993 43.3% 4,957 53.7% 276 9,226 R+10.4
Cherokee 3,262 35.6% 5,774 63.0% 124 9,160 R+27.4
Brown 3,333 36.6% 5,651 62.1% 120 9,104 R+25.5
Matagorda 3,547 39.4% 5,310 58.9% 154 9,011 R+19.6
Wharton 3,250 36.1% 5,629 62.6% 114 8,993 R+26.5
Polk 3,839 43.2% 4,869 54.8% 185 8,893 R+11.6
Washington 2,490 28.7% 6,069 70.0% 109 8,668 R+41.3
Hutchinson 2,377 27.7% 6,014 70.0% 197 8,588 R+42.3
Wood 2,869 33.8% 5,425 64.0% 185 8,479 R+30.1
Upshur 3,391 40.9% 4,755 57.3% 155 8,301 R+16.4
Gray 1,942 23.7% 6,043 73.8% 206 8,191 R+50.1
Coryell 3,340 40.8% 4,666 57.0% 182 8,188 R+16.2
Cooke 2,651 32.4% 5,359 65.5% 173 8,183 R+33.1
Hopkins 3,381 42.4% 4,515 56.6% 81 7,977 R+14.2
Jim Wells 4,372 55.4% 3,455 43.8% 66 7,893 D+11.6
Burnet 3,359 43.2% 4,254 54.8% 155 7,768 R+11.5
Rockwall 1,851 23.9% 5,660 73.2% 226 7,737 R+49.2
Hill 3,330 43.6% 4,158 54.4% 153 7,641 R+10.8
Jasper 3,362 45.5% 3,915 52.9% 120 7,397 R+7.5
Cass 3,355 45.9% 3,885 53.2% 63 7,303 R+7.3
Fayette 2,456 34.1% 4,630 64.3% 119 7,205 R+30.2
Erath 2,645 37.4% 4,279 60.5% 143 7,067 R+23.1
Howard 2,583 36.6% 4,332 61.4% 144 7,059 R+24.8
Medina 2,317 33.7% 4,358 63.3% 209 6,884 R+29.6
Milam 3,787 55.9% 2,907 42.9% 84 6,778 D+13.0
Bee 2,838 42.0% 3,814 56.4% 105 6,757 R+14.4
Atascosa 2,622 38.8% 3,920 58.0% 213 6,755 R+19.2
Val Verde 3,125 47.0% 3,394 51.1% 126 6,645 R+4.0
Hale 1,905 28.8% 4,632 70.1% 71 6,608 R+41.3
Wilson 2,664 40.5% 3,746 57.0% 163 6,573 R+16.5
Palo Pinto 2,715 41.3% 3,705 56.4% 149 6,569 R+15.1
Waller 3,012 47.4% 3,271 51.4% 77 6,360 R+4.1
Caldwell 3,140 50.5% 2,903 46.7% 178 6,221 D+3.8
Fannin 3,239 52.2% 2,859 46.0% 111 6,209 D+6.1
Kleberg 2,800 45.5% 3,257 53.0% 93 6,150 R+7.4
Panola 2,566 42.3% 3,417 56.3% 81 6,064 R+14.0
Houston 2,305 39.1% 3,536 60.0% 55 5,896 R+20.9
Young 1,918 32.7% 3,862 65.9% 80 5,860 R+33.2
Gillespie 1,297 22.4% 4,284 74.0% 210 5,791 R+51.6
Titus 2,460 42.9% 3,215 56.1% 58 5,733 R+13.2
Austin 1,706 30.1% 3,890 68.5% 81 5,677 R+38.5
Eastland 2,096 37.3% 3,429 61.0% 98 5,623 R+23.7
Calhoun 2,118 37.8% 3,392 60.6% 89 5,599 R+22.8
Shelby 2,334 41.8% 3,090 55.4% 154 5,578 R+13.6
Llano 2,215 39.7% 3,271 58.7% 91 5,577 R+18.9
Uvalde 1,923 35.5% 3,384 62.6% 103 5,410 R+27.0
Colorado 1,850 34.9% 3,380 63.7% 74 5,304 R+28.8
Lavaca 2,017 38.6% 3,128 59.9% 80 5,225 R+21.3
Bosque 2,167 42.3% 2,891 56.5% 60 5,118 R+14.1
Limestone 2,502 49.4% 2,505 49.5% 55 5,062 R+0.1
Montague 2,032 40.9% 2,799 56.4% 134 4,965 R+15.4
Hockley 1,389 28.3% 3,412 69.4% 114 4,915 R+41.2
Chambers 1,809 36.9% 2,986 60.9% 107 4,902 R+24.0
Kendall 1,043 21.5% 3,617 74.7% 184 4,844 R+53.1
Aransas 1,416 29.8% 3,229 67.9% 114 4,759 R+38.1
Maverick 2,486 52.4% 2,147 45.2% 113 4,746 D+7.1
Tyler 2,139 45.7% 2,480 53.0% 60 4,679 R+7.3
Robertson 2,601 56.0% 2,001 43.1% 43 4,645 D+12.9
Freestone 1,838 39.8% 2,729 59.1% 54 4,621 R+19.3
Moore 1,191 26.8% 3,167 71.2% 92 4,450 R+44.4
Dewitt 1,327 29.9% 3,056 68.8% 61 4,444 R+38.9
Falls 2,399 54.5% 1,963 44.6% 38 4,400 D+9.9
Nolan 1,583 37.4% 2,561 60.5% 87 4,231 R+23.1
Burleson 1,956 46.4% 2,219 52.6% 42 4,217 R+6.2
Starr 3,144 75.1% 988 23.6% 54 4,186 D+51.5
Jones 1,583 37.9% 2,546 61.0% 45 4,174 R+23.1
Deaf Smith 1,158 27.9% 2,896 69.8% 94 4,148 R+41.9
Lee 1,648 39.8% 2,446 59.1% 45 4,139 R+19.3
Scurry 1,059 25.7% 3,000 72.8% 63 4,122 R+47.1
San Jacinto 1,708 42.5% 2,239 55.7% 76 4,023 R+13.2
Callahan 1,319 32.9% 2,636 65.8% 52 4,007 R+32.9
Grimes 1,565 39.3% 2,361 59.2% 61 3,987 R+20.0
Gonzales 1,379 34.7% 2,546 64.1% 48 3,973 R+29.4
Pecos 1,416 35.7% 2,471 62.3% 82 3,969 R+26.6
Leon 1,503 38.0% 2,411 61.0% 40 3,954 R+23.0
Red River 1,888 48.7% 1,948 50.2% 44 3,880 R+1.5
Morris 2,107 54.7% 1,704 44.3% 38 3,849 D+10.5
Jackson 1,203 32.2% 2,496 66.8% 37 3,736 R+34.6
Duval 2,895 77.6% 797 21.4% 37 3,729 D+56.3
Lampasas 1,535 41.3% 2,129 57.3% 54 3,718 R+16.0
Dawson 994 27.2% 2,611 71.6% 43 3,648 R+44.3
Bandera 985 27.1% 2,474 68.0% 178 3,637 R+40.9
Trinity 1,567 43.3% 2,008 55.5% 41 3,616 R+12.2
Comanche 1,773 49.3% 1,773 49.3% 50 3,596 level
Willacy 1,814 50.5% 1,719 47.9% 56 3,589 D+2.6
Lamb 1,136 32.5% 2,313 66.2% 47 3,496 R+33.7
Wilbarger 1,441 41.8% 1,974 57.3% 30 3,445 R+15.5
Terry 1,087 31.9% 2,268 66.5% 54 3,409 R+34.6
Dimmit 2,012 60.6% 1,266 38.1% 44 3,322 D+22.5
Clay 1,506 46.4% 1,709 52.6% 32 3,247 R+6.3
Ward 996 30.7% 2,185 67.3% 65 3,246 R+36.6
Karnes 1,136 36.0% 1,958 62.0% 64 3,158 R+26.0
Newton 1,862 59.2% 1,246 39.6% 39 3,147 D+19.6
Marion 1,348 43.0% 1,730 55.2% 57 3,135 R+12.2
Runnels 946 30.3% 2,132 68.2% 48 3,126 R+37.9
Archer 1,194 39.2% 1,813 59.5% 42 3,049 R+20.3
Sabine 1,414 46.9% 1,555 51.5% 48 3,017 R+4.7
Coleman 1,018 34.4% 1,921 64.8% 24 2,963 R+30.5
Reeves 1,360 46.2% 1,536 52.2% 46 2,942 R+6.0
Hamilton 1,211 41.8% 1,636 56.4% 52 2,899 R+14.7
Camp 1,345 46.9% 1,496 52.2% 24 2,865 R+5.3
San Augustine 1,291 45.4% 1,500 52.7% 55 2,846 R+7.3
Ochiltree 399 14.0% 2,386 84.0% 56 2,841 R+69.9
Stephens 826 29.2% 1,967 69.5% 36 2,829 R+40.3
Refugio 1,073 38.6% 1,670 60.0% 40 2,783 R+21.5
Andrews 530 19.4% 2,152 78.8% 48 2,730 R+59.4
Carson 921 34.9% 1,661 62.9% 59 2,641 R+28.0
Live Oak 830 31.8% 1,724 66.0% 59 2,613 R+34.2
Frio 1,279 49.7% 1,252 48.6% 44 2,575 D+1.0
McCulloch 912 35.9% 1,610 63.3% 21 2,543 R+27.4
Mitchell 896 37.3% 1,490 62.0% 19 2,405 R+24.7
Floyd 745 31.5% 1,608 68.0% 11 2,364 R+36.5
Haskell 1,123 47.6% 1,216 51.5% 22 2,361 R+3.9
Gaines 647 27.5% 1,666 70.7% 42 2,355 R+43.3
Zavala 1,777 76.3% 531 22.8% 20 2,328 D+53.5
Blanco 790 34.1% 1,441 62.1% 88 2,319 R+28.1
Swisher 1,244 54.1% 1,027 44.7% 29 2,300 D+9.4
Brewster 819 36.8% 1,328 59.7% 77 2,224 R+22.9
Franklin 896 41.1% 1,255 57.6% 29 2,180 R+16.5
Wheeler 689 31.6% 1,458 66.9% 31 2,178 R+35.3
Parmer 678 31.7% 1,417 66.3% 42 2,137 R+34.6
Castro 742 34.8% 1,362 63.9% 27 2,131 R+29.1
Brooks 1,463 70.0% 592 28.3% 34 2,089 D+41.7
Jack 847 40.9% 1,188 57.3% 38 2,073 R+16.4
Hansford 347 16.9% 1,677 81.6% 32 2,056 R+64.7
Rains 926 45.1% 1,097 53.4% 31 2,054 R+8.3
Goliad 601 31.1% 1,306 67.6% 24 1,931 R+36.5
Somervell 666 36.3% 1,107 60.4% 60 1,833 R+24.1
Winkler 494 27.9% 1,247 70.5% 28 1,769 R+42.6
Crosby 725 41.3% 1,008 57.4% 24 1,757 R+16.1
Fisher 965 56.0% 742 43.1% 16 1,723 D+12.9
Bailey 530 30.8% 1,163 67.7% 25 1,718 R+36.8
Lynn 612 36.4% 1,049 62.4% 21 1,682 R+26.0
Zapata 889 53.3% 767 46.0% 12 1,668 D+7.3
Jim Hogg 1,081 65.0% 567 34.1% 16 1,664 D+30.9
Crane 419 25.3% 1,218 73.5% 21 1,658 R+48.2
Childress 668 40.6% 965 58.7% 12 1,645 R+18.1
Yoakum 436 26.6% 1,172 71.4% 34 1,642 R+44.8
Presidio 933 58.2% 649 40.5% 22 1,604 D+17.7
Mills 686 43.4% 858 54.3% 35 1,579 R+10.9
Hartley 430 27.5% 1,115 71.3% 19 1,564 R+43.8
San Saba 729 47.2% 801 51.8% 16 1,546 R+4.7
Hemphill 376 24.7% 1,120 73.4% 29 1,525 R+48.8
Kimble 370 24.4% 1,115 73.4% 34 1,519 R+49.0
La Salle 969 64.7% 513 34.2% 16 1,498 D+30.4
Delta 678 47.1% 753 52.3% 10 1,441 R+5.2
Knox 733 51.4% 680 47.7% 14 1,427 D+3.7
Baylor 733 51.7% 669 47.2% 15 1,417 D+4.5
Dallam 453 32.4% 910 65.1% 34 1,397 R+32.7
Hardeman 714 52.2% 641 46.8% 14 1,369 D+5.3
Donley 484 36.8% 814 61.9% 18 1,316 R+25.1
Upton 261 20.1% 1,010 77.8% 28 1,299 R+57.7
Mason 422 32.9% 840 65.4% 22 1,284 R+32.6
Garza 429 33.6% 829 65.0% 17 1,275 R+31.4
Hall 636 51.0% 596 47.8% 14 1,246 D+3.2
Lipscomb 307 25.2% 885 72.6% 27 1,219 R+47.4
Coke 395 32.9% 787 65.5% 20 1,202 R+32.6
Martin 333 28.2% 838 70.9% 11 1,182 R+42.7
Collingsworth 495 43.7% 630 55.6% 9 1,134 R+11.9
Shackelford 334 29.7% 776 69.0% 15 1,125 R+39.3
Real 299 26.9% 785 70.7% 27 1,111 R+43.7
Sherman 281 25.8% 749 68.7% 60 1,090 R+42.9
Kinney 392 37.4% 631 60.2% 25 1,048 R+22.8
Reagan 173 16.6% 864 83.0% 4 1,041 R+66.4
Cochran 361 34.9% 643 62.2% 30 1,034 R+27.3
Sutton 259 25.2% 764 74.2% 6 1,029 R+49.1
Crockett 245 24.1% 752 74.1% 18 1,015 R+50.0
Concho 357 37.6% 577 60.8% 15 949 R+23.2
Menard 319 34.6% 593 64.3% 10 922 R+29.7
Dickens 474 53.4% 406 45.8% 7 887 D+7.7
Schleicher 240 27.6% 620 71.4% 8 868 R+43.8
Stonewall 437 52.4% 386 46.3% 11 834 D+6.1
Briscoe 401 49.4% 403 49.6% 8 812 R+0.2
Edwards 184 23.6% 581 74.5% 15 780 R+50.9
Throckmorton 327 42.8% 424 55.5% 13 764 R+12.7
Armstrong 209 27.6% 523 69.1% 25 757 R+41.5
Oldham 224 29.8% 512 68.2% 15 751 R+38.3
Cottle 474 63.4% 260 34.8% 14 748 D+28.6
Jeff Davis 179 27.7% 449 69.5% 18 646 R+41.8
Foard 379 61.8% 232 37.8% 2 613 D+24.0
Culberson 225 36.9% 369 60.6% 15 609 R+23.6
Motley 192 31.8% 403 66.8% 8 603 R+35.0
Irion 152 25.2% 436 72.4% 14 602 R+47.2
Madison 290 49.4% 293 49.9% 4 587 R+0.5
Kent 243 42.3% 319 55.5% 13 575 R+13.2
Hudspeth 183 34.0% 350 64.9% 6 539 R+31.0
Roberts 123 23.5% 393 75.0% 8 524 R+51.5
Glasscock 95 18.6% 407 79.8% 8 510 R+61.2
Sterling 80 16.6% 396 82.2% 6 482 R+65.6
Terrell 213 46.3% 242 52.6% 5 460 R+6.3
Borden 109 29.2% 258 69.2% 6 373 R+39.9
McMullen 74 22.7% 249 76.4% 3 326 R+53.7
King 59 31.9% 121 65.4% 5 185 R+33.5
Kenedy 59 39.9% 84 56.8% 5 148 R+16.9
Loving 19 23.2% 62 75.6% 1 82 R+52.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2