Bush won election as Texas governor in 1994 over Democratic incumbent Ann Richards. Bush emphasized during his campaign several major themes, including education, tort reform and crime. Richards had given a speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in which she attacked Bush’s father, George H. W. Bush, as having been born with a “silver spoon” in his mouth. This gave George W. Bush even more incentive to win the election, which he did by a percentage of 53 to 46.