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Texas voters swing as Bush wins governor race
Gov elect George W. Bush defeats Ann Richards 53.5 to 45.9 percent as Republicans gain seats across Texas. Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock secures a second term, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison wins a full six-year term, and a GOP sweep shifts several key offices including the Railroad Commission and Board of Education.
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Austin
Ann Richards
Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
Richards
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Tex Lezar
Dallas
Lezar
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Washington
Congress
Hutchison
Richard Fisher
Fisher
Bill Clinton
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Steve Carriker
Roby
Betty Denton
Waco
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Parker
Senate
Texas House
Michael Galloway
the Woodlands
David Sibley
Wichita Falls
Carriker
House
Denton
Barbara Rusling
China Spring
Brooks
East Texas
Steve Stockman
Friendswood
Texas Railroad Commission
GOP
Charles R. Matthews
Garland
James E. Nugent
Nugent
Mary Scott Nabers
Carole Keeton Rylander
Nabers
Commission
Gov. Richards
Lena Guerrero
Bob Krueger
U.S. Senate
State Board of Education
Dan Morales
John Sharp
Martha Whitehead
Garry Mauro
Rick Perry
Michael Murphy
Treasury