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2020 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2020 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Lance Gooden won the 2020 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Lance Gooden received 173,836 popular votes (61.99%). The main challenger was Carolyn Salter (35.93%).

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Gooden +26.1 pts · won by 73,093 votes
Lance GoodenRepublicanWINNER61.99%
173,836 votes
Carolyn SalterDemocratic35.93%
100,743 votes
Kevin A. HaleLibertarian2.08%
5,834 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.