United States Senate election in Texas, 1984
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican
U.S. Senator John G. Tower decided to retire. Republican Phil Gramm
won the open seat.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
U.S. Senator John G. Tower decided to retire. Republican Phil Gramm
Phil Gramm
William Philip "Phil" Gramm is an American economist and politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman , a Republican Congressman and a Republican Senator from Texas...
won the open seat.