1990 United States elections

1990 United States elections

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Election day	November 6
Incumbent president	George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Next Congress	102nd
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	35 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class 2 + 2 special elections)
Net seat change	Democratic +1
1990 Senate election results   Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold
House elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	All 435 voting seats
Popular vote margin	Democratic +7.8%
Net seat change	Democratic +7
1990 House of Representatives election results   Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican gain   Republican hold   Independent gain
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	38 (36 states, 2 territories)
Net seat change	Alaskan Independence +1, A Connecticut Party +1
1990 gubernatorial election results   Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican gain   Republican hold   Alaskan Independence gain   A Connecticut Party gain

The 1990 United States elections were held on November 6 and elected the members of the 102nd United States Congress. The elections occurred in the middle of Republican President George H. W. Bush's term and during the Gulf War. The Democratic Party slightly built on their control of Congress.

The Democratic Party built on its majorities in both chambers of Congress. They picked up a net of one seat in the Senate.^[1] Democrats won the nationwide popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 7.8 percentage points, picking up a net of seven seats. In the gubernatorial elections, both parties lost a net of one seat to third parties.