The 1996 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Phil Gramm won re-election to a third term.
Morales, who never ran for public office before, pulled a major upset in the primary by defeating three politicians: U.S. Congressman John Wiley Bryant, U.S. Congressman Jim Chapman, and former State Supreme Court litigatorJohn Odam. In the March run-off, he defeated Bryant with 51% of the vote. He became the first minority in Texas history to become a United States Senate nominee from either major party. Despite having no staff, raising only $15,000, and not accepting any special interest money he obtained 2.5 million votes.[1][2]
Gramm previously ran for President earlier in the year, but lost to fellow U.S. Senator Bob Dole in the Republican presidential primary. Gramm was the heavy favorite. A September poll showed Gramm leading 50% to 40%. A late October poll showed him leading with 53% to 31%.[3]
Exit Polls showed that Gramm performed well with Anglos (68% to 31%), while Morales won African Americans (79% to 19%) and Latinos (79% to 20%) respectively.
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1996, united, states, senate, election, texas, held, november, 1996, incumbent, republican, senator, phil, gramm, election, third, term, 1990, november, 1996, 2002, nominee, phil, gramm, victor, moralesparty, republican, democraticpopular, vote, 776percentage,. The 1996 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5 1996 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Phil Gramm won re election to a third term 1996 United States Senate election in Texas 1990 November 5 1996 2002 Nominee Phil Gramm Victor MoralesParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 3 027 680 2 428 776Percentage 54 8 43 9 County results Gramm 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Morales 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S senator before electionPhil GrammRepublican Elected U S Senator Phil GrammRepublican Contents 1 Major candidates 1 1 Democratic 1 2 Republican 2 Campaign 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesMajor candidates EditDemocratic Edit Victor Morales Teacher Navy veteran John Bryant Incumbent U S representative Jim Chapman Incumbent U S representative John Odam State Supreme Court litigatorRepublican Edit Phil Gramm incumbent U S Senator Henry Grover former state senatorCampaign EditMorales who never ran for public office before pulled a major upset in the primary by defeating three politicians U S Congressman John Wiley Bryant U S Congressman Jim Chapman and former State Supreme Court litigator John Odam In the March run off he defeated Bryant with 51 of the vote He became the first minority in Texas history to become a United States Senate nominee from either major party Despite having no staff raising only 15 000 and not accepting any special interest money he obtained 2 5 million votes 1 2 Gramm previously ran for President earlier in the year but lost to fellow U S Senator Bob Dole in the Republican presidential primary Gramm was the heavy favorite A September poll showed Gramm leading 50 to 40 A late October poll showed him leading with 53 to 31 3 Exit Polls showed that Gramm performed well with Anglos 68 to 31 while Morales won African Americans 79 to 19 and Latinos 79 to 20 respectively Results EditGeneral election results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Phil Gramm incumbent 3 027 680 54 8 Democratic Victor M Morales 2 428 776 43 9 Libertarian Michael Bird 51 516 0 9 Natural Law John Huff 19 469 0 4 Republican holdSee also Edit1996 United States Senate electionsReferences Edit Candidate Victor M Morales Our Campaigns Retrieved January 9 2011 Ramos Mary G 1997 Texas Almanac 1998 1999 The Portal to Texas History p 384 Retrieved 2022 06 17 San Antonio Express News Archives mySA com Nl newsbank com October 26 1996 Retrieved January 9 2011 Our Campaigns TX US Senate Race Nov 05 1996 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 United States Senate election in Texas amp oldid 1162681437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
