1990 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Incumbent Comptroller Bob Bullock was elected over Republican Robert Mosbacher Jr. Bullock's term as Comptroller was complicated, despite his public drinking problem and proneness to outbursts he was popular because of his record that included large settlements that benefited the state and its citizens. Mosbacher had previously run for public office in 1984 when he ran in the Republican Primary for Texas' Senate seat. Since 1986 he had been CEO of his families Energy company, Mosbacher Energy.

1990 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1990
Turnout	50.3% 4.7%
Candidate Bob Bullock Robert Mosbacher Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,002,360 1,741,893 Percentage 51.6% 44.9%
County results Bullock:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Mosbacher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock Democratic

Primaries

Because neither Bullock or Mosbacher were opposed in their parties primaries, the Texas Almanac did not report their total vote count.

General election

Candidates

• Bob Bullock, Comptroller (Democratic)
• Robert Mosbacher Jr, Chairman of the Mosbacher Energy Company (Republican)
• Tom Owens (Libertarian)

Results

1990 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Bullock	2,002,360	51.69%	9.68
	Republican	Robert Mosbacher Jr.	1,741,893	44.97%	7.78
	Libertarian	Tom Owens	128,714	3.32%	1.88
	Write-in		847	0.02%	N/A
Total votes			3,873,814	100.0