1990 Texas State Treasurer election

1990 Texas State Treasurer election

November 6, 1990

Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Nikki Van Hightower Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,895,651 1,772,200 Percentage 49.9% 46.6%

Treasurer before election Ann Richards Democratic Elected Treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican

The 1990 Texas State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Texas State Treasurer. Democratic incumbent Ann Richards ran for a governor instead of seeking a third term. Republican candidate Kay Bailey Hutchinson won the general election against Democratic candidate Nikki Van Hightower. Hutchinson was the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nikki Van Hightower	424,027	33.9%
	Democratic	Tom Bowden	331,886	26.5%
	Democratic	Armando Gutierrez	263,132	21.0%
	Democratic	Karen Friend	232,973	18.6%
Total votes			1,252,018	100.00%

Democratic primary runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nikki Van Hightower	666,407	33.9%
	Democratic	Tom Bowden	333,355	33.3%
Total votes			999,762	100.00%

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchinson	509,701	77.9%
	Republican	Charlotte Self	144,374	22.1
Total votes			654,075	100.00%

General election

Results

1990 Texas State Treasurer election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchinson	1,895,651	49.9%	49.9
	Democratic	Nikki Van Hightower	1,772,200	46.6%	45.1
	Libertarian	Suzanne Love	130,543	3.4%	4.9
Total votes			3,498,933	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic