2026 Texas 5th District Election

Who is on the ballot in Texas 5th District on Nov 3, 2026, how much each campaign has raised, and how the incumbent has voted in Congress.

U.S. House: Texas 5th District

Incumbent Lance Gooden is running for re-election. 2 candidates are on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

• Lance Gooden (Republican), incumbent: raised $1.3M, $1.3M cash on hand; VoteSee report card C; 99% attendance; votes with party 89% of the time
• Chelsey Hockett (Democratic): raised $13K, $5K cash on hand

Texas U.S. Senate

This is an open seat: John Cornyn lost the primary. 3 candidates are on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

• James Talarico (Democratic): raised $68.6M, $21.5M cash on hand
• Ken Paxton (Republican): raised $9.2M, $1.8M cash on hand
• Ted Brown (Libertarian): raised $13K, $3K cash on hand

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