Question

The last statewide Democratic office holders in Texas lost re-election contests or declined to seek re-election in the 1990s including all but:
• Governor Ann Richards
• Lt. Governor Bob Bullock
• Senator Phil Gramm
• Attorney General Dan Morales

Answer 1

The last statewide Democratic office holders in Texas who lost re-election contests or declined to seek re-election in the 1990s include all but **Senator Phil Gramm**. Phil Gramm was originally a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 1993. Ann Richards, Bob Bullock, and Dan Morales all faced electoral defeats during that period.