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2008 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jeb Hensarling won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Jeb Hensarling received 162,894 popular votes (83.59%). The main challenger was Kenneth Ashby (16.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Hensarling and Ashby

Hensarling +67.2 pts · won by 130,927 votes
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanWINNER83.59%
162,894 votes
Kenneth AshbyLibertarian16.41%
31,967 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.