1990 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election

1990 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election

November 6, 1990

Nominee John Sharp Glenn Harding Bill Grisham Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 2,314,680 1,150,226 211,997 Percentage 62.9% 31.3% 5.8%

Comptroller before election Bob Bullock Democratic Elected Comptroller John Sharp Democratic

The 1990 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas. The Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Bob Bullock chose to run for lieutenant governor instead of seeking a fifth term. State senator John Sharp won the Democratic primary unopposed. In the general election he faced Republican nominee Warren "Glenn" Harding, Jr., the son of the former State Treasurer, Warren Harding. Sharp won the election by a wide margin and was sworn in as the 35th Comptroller on January 3, 1991.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Harding	377,172	60.7
	Republican	Jon Hall	173,673	27.9
	Republican	Irby Ford	70,782	11.4
Total votes			621,627	100.0

General election

Results

1990 election for Comptroller of Public Accounts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Sharp	2,314,680	62.9
	Republican	Glen Harding	1,150,226	31.3
	Libertarian	Bill Grisham	211,997	5.8
Total votes			4,178,615	100.00
	Democratic hold