1990Final results
1990 election for Texas Senate District 5
Texas State Senate · Texas
James Turner (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Smith (R) by 5.9 points.
James TurnerDemocrat · winner
50.0%73,231
Richard SmithRepublican
44.1%64,542
Lou ZaeskeIndependent
5.9%8,703
146,476 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