# Texas's 5th congressional district

Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of Dallas County, including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Wood, and part of Upshur. 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.

## 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.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 63% - 36% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 66% - 34% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 72% - 28% |
| 2014 | Governor | Abbott 68% - 32% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 63% - 34% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 60% - 39% |
| 2018 | Governor | Abbott 64% - 35% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Patrick 60% - 38% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Paxton 59% - 39% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 61% - 38% |
| 2020 | Senate | Cornyn 61% - 36% |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 63% - 35% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Patrick 62% - 36% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Paxton 62% - 35% |
| 2022 | Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 64% - 33% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 63% - 36% |
| 2024 | Senate | Cruz 60% - 38% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Dallas County (9)
    Combine (shared with Kaufman County), Dallas (part; also 3rd, 4th, 6th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, and 33rd; shared with Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties), Garland (part; shared with 32nd), Mesquite (part; also 32nd; shared with Kaufman County), Rowlett, Sachse (part; also 3rd; shared with Collin County), Seagoville (shared with Kaufman County), Sunnyvale, Wylie (part; also 3rd; shared with Collin County)
Henderson County (21)
    All 21 communities
Kaufman County (24)
    All 24 communities
Upshur County (1)
    Ore City
Van Zandt County (10)
    All 10 communities
Wood County (7)
    All 7 communities

## 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.
| Name | Party | Years | Cong– ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1875 |||||
| John Hancock (Austin) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Redistricted from the 4th district re-elected in 1874. [data missing] |
| Dewitt Clinton Giddings (Brenham) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| George Washington Jones (Bastrop) | Greenback | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| James W. Throckmorton (McKinney) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| Silas Hare (Sherman) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| 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] |
| Choice B. Randell (Sherman) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Lance Gooden (Terrell) | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Recent elections
### 2004

US House election, 2004: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 230,845 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

US House election, 2006: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 143,252 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

US House election, 2008: Texas District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 162,894 | 83.59 |
| | Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 31,967 | 16.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 194,861 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

US House election, 2010: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 151,349 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

US House election, 2012: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 208,230 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

US House election, 2014: Texas District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 88,998 | 85.4 |
| | Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 15,264 | 14.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,262 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

US House election, 2016: Texas District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 155,469 | 80.6 |
| | Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 37,406 | 19.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,875 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

US House election, 2018: Texas District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lance Gooden | 130,617 | 62.4 |
| | Democratic | Dan Wood | 78,666 | 37.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,283 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 279,478 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

### 2022

US House election, 2022: Texas District 5 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 211,965 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |