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1992Final results

1992 election for Texas Senate District 15

Texas State Senate · Texas

John Whitmire (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas V. Kelly (R) by 44.2 points.

John WhitmireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%69,844
Thomas V. KellyRepublican
25.7%25,660
4.4%4,438
99,942 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+20.01976D+12.51980D+26.91982D+44.21992D+24.11996D+30.12000

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

The candidates

John Whitmire (D)Thomas V. Kelly (R)

Also on the ballot: George Hollenback (Libertarian), 4.4%