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Texas's 5th congressional district
Texas US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif
Texas's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Lance Gooden
R–Terrell
Distribution
  • 67.16[1]% urban
  • 32.84% rural
Population (2016)764,456[2]
Median income$52,375[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+16[4]

Texas District 5 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller counties south and east of Dallas including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman counties. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from District 5 is Lance Gooden.

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]

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
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%

List of representatives

U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 5th District.

Name Took Office Left Office Party District Residence  Notes
District created March 4, 1875
John Hancock (Texas).jpg John Hancock March 4, 1875 March 3, 1877 Democrat Austin Redistricted from the 4th district
Giddings.jpg Dewitt Clinton Giddings March 4, 1877 March 3, 1879 Democrat Brenham
George Washington Jones (Texas Congressman).jpg George Washington Jones  March 4, 1879 March 3, 1883 Greenback Bastrop
James W. Throckmorton - Brady-Handy.jpg James W. Throckmorton March 4, 1883 March 3, 1887 Democrat McKinney
Silas Hare (Texas Congressman and judge).jpg Silas Hare March 4, 1887 March 3, 1891 Democrat Sherman
Joseph Weldon Bailey.jpg Joseph W. Bailey March 4, 1891 March 3, 1901 Democrat Gainesville
Choice B. Randell.jpg Choice B. Randell March 4, 1901 March 3, 1903 Democrat Sherman Redistricted to the 4th district
JamesAndrewBeall.jpg James Andrew Beall March 4, 1903 March 3, 1915 Democrat Waxahachie
Hatton Sumners.jpg Hatton W. Sumners March 4, 1915 January 3, 1947 Democrat Dallas Redistricted from the At-large district 
J. Frank Wilson.jpg Joseph Franklin Wilson January 3, 1947 January 3, 1955 Democrat Dallas
Bruce Reynolds Alger.jpg Bruce R. Alger January 3, 1955 January 3, 1965 Republican Dallas
Earle Cabell.jpg Earle Cabell January 3, 1965 January 3, 1973 Democrat Dallas
Alan Steelman.jpg Alan Steelman January 3, 1973 January 3, 1977 Republican Dallas
Jim Mattox.jpg Jim Mattox January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 Democrat Dallas
John Wiley Bryant.jpg John W. Bryant January 3, 1983 January 3, 1997 Democrat Dallas
Pete Sessions.jpg Pete Sessions January 3, 1997 January 3, 2003  Republican Dallas Redistricted to the 32nd district
Jeb Hensarling.jpg Jeb Hensarling January 3, 2003  January 3, 2019 Republican  Dallas Retired.
Lance Gooden, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg Lance Gooden January 3, 2019 Republican  Terrell

Living former Members of the House

As of March 2019, there are four living former members. The most recent to die was Bruce Alger (served 1955–1965) on April 13, 2015. The most recently serving to die was Jim Mattox (served 1977–1983) on November 20, 2008.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Alan Steelman 1973–1977 (1942-03-15) March 15, 1942 (age 77)
John Wiley Bryant 1983–1997 (1947-02-22) February 22, 1947 (age 72)
Pete Sessions 1997–2003 (1955-03-22) March 22, 1955 (age 64)
Jeb Hensarling 2003–2019 (1957-05-29) May 29, 1957 (age 62)

Recent elections

2004

US House election, 2004: Texas District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeb Hensarling 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=05
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=05
  4. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/
  6. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 2, 2004). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 7, 2006). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  8. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 4, 2008). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  9. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 2, 2010). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  10. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 6, 2012). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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