Texas's 5th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 5,043.85 sq mi (13,063.5 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 827,361 [2] |
Median household income | $74,908 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+14 [3] |
Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people.
The current Representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter. [4]
After the 2012 redistricting process, the eastern half of Wood County was removed, and there were slight changes to the district in Dallas County. [5]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 66 - 34% |
2004 | President | Bush 67 - 33% |
2008 | President | McCain 63 - 36% |
2012 | President | Romney 65 - 34% |
2016 | President | Trump 63 - 34% |
2020 | President | Trump 61 - 38% |
U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 148,816 | 64.5 | |
Democratic | Bill Bernstein | 75,911 | 32.9 | |
Libertarian | John Gonzalez | 6,118 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 230,845 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 88,478 | 61.76 | |
Democratic | Charlie Thompson | 50,983 | 35.58 | |
Libertarian | Mike Nelson | 3,791 | 2.64 | |
Total votes | 143,252 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 162,894 | 83.59 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 31,967 | 16.40 | |
Total votes | 194,861 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 106,742 | 70.52 | |
Democratic | Tom Berry | 41,649 | 27.51 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 2,958 | 1.95 | |
Total votes | 151,349 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 134,091 | 64.40 | |
Democratic | Linda S. Mrosko | 69,178 | 33.22 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 4,961 | 2.38 | |
Total votes | 208,230 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 88,998 | 85.4 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 15,264 | 14.6 | |
Total votes | 104,262 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 155,469 | 80.6 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 37,406 | 19.4 | |
Total votes | 192,875 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lance Gooden | 130,617 | 62.4 | |
Democratic | Dan Wood | 78,666 | 37.6 | |
Total votes | 209,283 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lance Gooden (incumbent) | 173,251 | 61.99 | −0.35 | |
Democratic | Carolyn Salter | 100,413 | 35.93 | −1.62 | |
Independent | Kevin A. Hale | 5,814 | 2.08 | +2.08 | |
Total votes | 279,478 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lance Gooden (incumbent) | 135,595 | 63.97 | |
Democratic | Tartisha Hill | 71,930 | 33.93 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Hale | 4,293 | 2.03 | |
Write-in | Ruth Torres | 147 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 211,965 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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