Texas's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Texas's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Lance Gooden (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Texas's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Lance Gooden	Republican	64.1%	28.2
2022	Lance Gooden	Republican	64.0%	30.0
2020	Lance Gooden	Republican	62.0%	26.1
2018	Lance Gooden	Republican	62.3%	24.8
2016	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	80.6%	61.2
2014	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	85.4%	70.7
2012	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	64.4%	31.2
2010	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	70.5%	43.0
2008	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	83.6%	67.2
2006	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	61.8%	26.2
2004	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	64.5%	31.6
2002	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	58.2%	18.0
2000	Peter Sessions	Republican	54.0%	9.6
1998	Peter Sessions	Republican	55.8%	12.3
1980	Jim Mattox	Democratic	51.0%	2.2
1978	Jim Mattox	Democratic	50.3%	1.2
1976	Jim Mattox	Democratic	54.0%	9.4

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lance Gooden Won	REP	192,185	64.08%
Ruth "Truth" Torres	DEM	107,712	35.92%
Total		299,897

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lance Gooden Won	REP	135,595	63.97%
Tartisha Hill	DEM	71,930	33.94%
Kevin A. Hale	LIB	4,293	2.03%
Ruth "Truth" Torres	W	147	0.07%
Total		211,965

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lance Gooden Won	REP	173,836	61.99%
Carolyn Salter	DEM	100,743	35.93%
Kevin A. Hale	LIB	5,834	2.08%
Total		280,413

Questions and answers

Who represents Texas's 5th congressional district?

Lance Gooden (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Texas's 5th congressional district?

Lance Gooden won in 2024 by 28.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.