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1990 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Bryant won the 1990 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. John Bryant received 65,228 popular votes (59.58%). The main challenger was Jerry Rucker (37.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Bryant and Rucker

Bryant +21.9 pts · won by 23,921 votes
John BryantDemocraticWINNER59.58%
65,228 votes
Jerry RuckerRepublican37.73%
41,307 votes
Kenneth AshbyLibertarian2.68%
2,939 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.