TX-05 — 2020 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
congressional district2020 US House electionTX-05 · U.S. HouseGoodenR+26.1
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Lance Gooden (i) ✓Republican | 62.0% | 173,836 |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn SalterDemocrat | 35.9% | 100,743 |
| Kevin A HaleIndependent | 2.1% | 5,834 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2020 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current TX-05 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2020 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2020 contest.
Margin history
TX-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 299,897 | |
| 2022 | R | 211,965 | |
| 2020 | R | 280,413 | |
| 2018 | R | 209,507 | |
| 2016 | R | 192,875 | |
| 2014 | R | 104,262 | |
| 2012 | R | 208,230 | |
| 2010 | R | 151,349 | |
| 2008 | R | 194,861 | |
| 2006 | R | 143,252 | |
| 2004 | R | 230,845 | |
| 2002 | R | 139,908 | |
| 2000 | R | 185,958 | |
| 1998 | R | 110,667 | |
| 1994 | D | 123,616 | |
| 1992 | D | 167,330 | |
| 1990 | D | 109,474 | |
| 1988 | D | 157,039 | |
| 1986 | D | 98,104 | |
| 1984 | D | 94,391 | |
| 1982 | D | 80,530 | |
| 1980 | D | 139,035 | |
| 1978 | D | 70,593 | |
| 1976 | D | 125,768 |
Same ballot, 2020TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2020 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.