U.S. House district for Texas
67.16% urban[ 1] 32.84% rural Population (2022) 787,249[ 2] Median household income $74,111 Ethnicity 47.9% White 29.5% Hispanic 13.8% Black 4.6% Asian 3.4% Two or more races 0.8% other 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]
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
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 Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
Recent elections
2004 US House election, 2004 : Texas District 5[ 6] 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 Republican hold
2006 US House election, 2006 : Texas District 5[ 7] 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 Republican hold
2008 US House election, 2008 : Texas District 5[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 162,894 83.59 Libertarian Ken Ashby 31,967 16.40 Total votes 194,861 Republican hold
2010 US House election, 2010 : Texas District 5[ 9] 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 Republican hold
2012 US House election, 2012 : Texas District 5[ 10] 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 Republican hold
2014 US House election, 2014 : Texas District 5 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 88,998 85.4 Libertarian Ken Ashby 15,264 14.6 Total votes 104,262 Republican hold
2016 US House election, 2016 : Texas District 5 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 155,469 80.6 Libertarian Ken Ashby 37,406 19.4 Total votes 192,875 Republican hold
2018 US House election, 2018 : Texas District 5 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lance Gooden 130,617 62.4 Democratic Dan Wood 78,666 37.6 Total votes 209,283 100.0 Republican hold
2020
2022 US House election, 2022 : Texas District 5 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 Republican hold
Historical district boundaries 2007–2013
2013–2023
See also United States portal Texas portal
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