The 1990 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jim Mattox chose to run for governor instead of seeking re-election to a third term. In the Democratic primary, Dan Morales, a state representative from San Antonio, narrowly defeated Houston lawyer Odam. In the Republican primary, J.E. "Buster" Brown, a state senator from Lake Jackson, defeated three other candidates, avoiding a runoff against state representative Patricia Hill by just 637 votes.
In the general election, Morales narrowly defeated Brown by a margin of 6.8 percentage points.
Democratic primary
Candidates Nominee Dan Morales, state representative from the 124th district
Eliminated in primary John Odam, Houston lawyer
Withdrew John Bryant, U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Nominee J.E. "Buster" Brown, State Senator from the 17th district
Elimenated in primary Patricia Hill, state representative from the 102nd district Tex Lezar, Dallas lawyer and former aide and speechwriter for former President Richard Nixon Bobby Steelhammer, Houston lawyer
Results
General election
Results
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