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Texas's 5th Congressional District




Texas District 5 of the ''' United States House Of Representatives ''' is a Congressional district that serves an area that includes the southeast portion of Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller counties south and east of Dallas including Anderson , Freestone , Henderson and Limestone counties. As of the 2000 Census , District 5 represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from District 5 is Jeb Hensarling and has been since 2003 .


REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEXAS DISTRICT 5


Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 5th District.

  • Died in office.



ELECTION RESULTS


  party Republican Party (US)
  candidate Jeb Hensarling
  votes 148,816
  percentage 645
  change +63


  party Democratic Party (US)
  candidate Bill Bernstein
  votes 75,911
  percentage 329
  change -74


  party Libertarian Party (US)
  candidate John Gonzalez
  votes 6,118
  percentage 27
  change +17


  votes 72,905
  percentage 316


  votes 230,845


  winner Republican Party (US)
  swing +69