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2016 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jeb Hensarling won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Jeb Hensarling received 155,469 popular votes (80.61%). The main challenger was Kenneth Ashby (19.39%).

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

Hensarling +61.2 pts · won by 118,063 votes
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanWINNER80.61%
155,469 votes
Kenneth AshbyLibertarian19.39%
37,406 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.