1990Final results
1990 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tom Cate (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jim E. Jenkins (R) by 19.3 points.
Tom CateDemocrat · winner
59.7%16,975
Jim E. JenkinsRepublican
40.3%11,479
28,454 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET