| Texas's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 5,043.85 sq mi (13,063.5 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 856,312[2] |
| Median household income | $75,301 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+13[3] |
Texas's 5th congressional district of theUnited States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion ofDallas County, includingMesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, includingHenderson,Van Zandt,Kaufman,Wood, and part ofUpshur. As of the 2000census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people.
The current Representative from the 5th district isLance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter.[4]
After the 2012 redistricting process, the eastern half ofWood County was removed, and there were slight changes to the district inDallas County.[5]
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 63% - 36% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 66% - 34% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 72% - 28% |
| Governor | Abbott 68% - 32% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 63% - 34% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 60% - 39% |
| Governor | Abbott 64% - 35% | |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 60% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 59% - 39% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 61% - 36% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 61% - 38% |
| Senate | Cornyn 61% - 36% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 63% - 35% |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 62% - 36% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 62% - 35% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 64% - 33% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 63% - 36% |
| Senate | Cruz 60% - 38% |
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 61% - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 64% - 36% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 69% - 31% |
| Governor | Abbott 65% - 35% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 60% - 37% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 57% - 42% |
| Governor | Abbott 62% - 37% | |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 57% - 41% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 56% - 41% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 59% - 38% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 57% - 41% |
| Senate | Cornyn 59% - 39% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 60% - 39% |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 59% - 39% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 58% - 38% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 62% - 36% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 60% - 39% |
| Senate | Cruz 57% - 41% |
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[8]
DallasCounty(9)
HendersonCounty(21)
KaufmanCounty(24)
UpshurCounty(1)
Van ZandtCounty(10)
WoodCounty(7)
U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 162,894 | 83.59 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 31,967 | 16.40 | |
| Total votes | 194,861 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 88,998 | 85.4 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 15,264 | 14.6 | |
| Total votes | 104,262 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 155,469 | 80.6 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 37,406 | 19.4 | |
| Total votes | 192,875 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lance Gooden | 130,617 | 62.4 | |
| Democratic | Dan Wood | 78,666 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 209,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lance Gooden (incumbent) | 192,185 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Torres | 107,712 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 299,897 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||


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