Texas's 5th congressional district

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Texas's 5th congressional district
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Texas's 5th congressional district
Representative
  Lance Gooden
RTerrell
Area5,043.85 sq mi (13,063.5 km2)
Distribution
  • 67.16% urban [1]
  • 32.84% rural
Population (2022)787,249 [2]
Median household
income
$74,111
Ethnicity
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.

Contents

The current Representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter. [4]

2012 redistricting

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]

Recent statewide election results

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
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%

List of members representing the district

U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.

NamePartyYearsCong–
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1875
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John Hancock
(Austin)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Redistricted from the 4th district re-elected in 1874.
[ data missing ]
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Dewitt Clinton Giddings
(Brenham)
Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
[ data missing ]
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George Washington Jones
(Bastrop)
Greenback March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[ data missing ]
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James W. Throckmorton
(McKinney)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[ data missing ]
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Silas Hare
(Sherman)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[ data missing ]
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Joseph W. Bailey
(Gainesville)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1901
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
[ data missing ]
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Choice B. Randell
(Sherman)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
57th Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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James Andrew Beall
(Waxahachie)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1915
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired.
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Hatton W. Sumners
(Dallas)
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1947
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Redistricted from the at-large seat and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Retired.
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Joseph Franklin Wilson
(Dallas)
Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1955
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.
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Bruce Alger
(Dallas)
Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1965
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
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Earle Cabell
(Dallas)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.
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Alan Steelman
(Mesquite)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977
93rd
94th
Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Jim Mattox
(Dallas)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983
95th
96th
97th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for Texas Attorney General.
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John Wiley Bryant
(Dallas)
Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1997
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Pete Sessions
(Dallas)
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 32nd district .
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Jeb Hensarling
(Dallas)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2019
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
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Lance Gooden
(Terrell)
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent elections

2004

US House election, 2004: Texas District 5 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 148,816 64.5
Democratic Bill Bernstein 75,91132.9
Libertarian John Gonzalez 6,1182.7
Total votes230,845
Republican hold

2006

US House election, 2006: Texas District 5 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 88,478 61.76
Democratic Charlie Thompson 50,98335.58
Libertarian Mike Nelson 3,7912.64
Total votes143,252
Republican hold

2008

US House election, 2008: Texas District 5 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 162,894 83.59
Libertarian Ken Ashby 31,96716.40
Total votes194,861
Republican hold

2010

US House election, 2010: Texas District 5 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 106,742 70.52
Democratic Tom Berry41,64927.51
Libertarian Ken Ashby 2,9581.95
Total votes151,349
Republican hold

2012

US House election, 2012: Texas District 5 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 134,091 64.40
Democratic Linda S. Mrosko69,17833.22
Libertarian Ken Ashby4,9612.38
Total votes208,230
Republican hold

2014

US House election, 2014: Texas District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 88,998 85.4
Libertarian Ken Ashby15,26414.6
Total votes104,262
Republican hold

2016

US House election, 2016: Texas District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 155,469 80.6
Libertarian Ken Ashby37,40619.4
Total votes192,875
Republican hold

2018

US House election, 2018: Texas District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lance Gooden 130,617 62.4
Democratic Dan Wood78,66637.6
Total votes209,283 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lance Gooden (incumbent) 173,251 61.99 -0.35
Democratic Carolyn Salter100,41335.93-1.62
Independent Kevin A. Hale5,8142.08+2.08
Total votes279,478 100.0
Republican hold Swing

2022

US House election, 2022: Texas District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lance Gooden (incumbent) 135,595 63.97
Democratic Tartisha Hill71,93033.93
Libertarian Kevin Hale4,2932.03
Write-in Ruth Torres1470.07
Total votes211,965 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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2007–2013
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2013–2023

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