1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Summary
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]
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.[11]
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.[11]
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.[11] State Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first African American woman ever elected to public office from Dallas, ran in the open race.[12]
^Bureau, US Census. "1990 Census Apportionment Results". Census.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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^Edsall, Thomas (May 21, 1991). "TEXAS REDISTRICTING A CASE STUDY OF DEMOCRATS' STRUGGLE". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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