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1992Final results

1992 election for Texas House District 57

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Betty Denton (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Barbara Rusling (R) by 8.5 points.

Betty DentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%19,296
Barbara RuslingRepublican
45.7%16,261
35,557 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+3.31986D+4.81988D+5.61990D+8.51992R+3.11994D+17.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET