Texas's 5th congressional district

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Texas's 5th congressional district
Current Representative		Jeb Hensarling (R–Dallas)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$41,007
Ethnicity	77.5% White, 12.5% Black, 1.5% Asian, 12.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+17

Texas District 5 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area that includes the southeast portion of Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller counties south and east of Dallas including Anderson, Freestone, Henderson and Limestone counties. As of the 2000 census, District 5 represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from District 5 is Jeb Hensarling.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 63 - 36%
2004	President	Bush 67 - 33%
2000	President	Bush 66 - 34%

List of representatives

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 5th District.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created		March 4, 1875
John Hancock	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Democrat	Austin	Redistricted from the 4th district
Dewitt Clinton Giddings	March 4, 1877	March 3, 1879	Democrat	Brenham
George Washington Jones	March 4, 1879	March 3, 1883	Greenback	Bastrop
James W. Throckmorton	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Democrat	McKinney
Silas Hare	March 4, 1887	March 3, 1891	Democrat	Sherman
Joseph W. Bailey	March 4, 1891	March 3, 1901	Democrat	Gainesville
Choice B. Randell	March 4, 1901	March 3, 1903	Democrat	Sherman	Redistricted to the 4th district
James Andrew Beall	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1915	Democrat	Waxahachie
Hatton W. Sumners	March 4, 1915	January 3, 1947	Democrat	Dallas	Redistricted from the At-large district
Joseph Franklin Wilson	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1955	Democrat	Dallas
Bruce Reynolds Alger	January 3, 1955	January 3, 1965	Republican	Dallas
Earle Cabell	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1973	Democrat	Dallas
Alan Steelman	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1977	Republican	Dallas
Jim Mattox	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1983	Democrat	Dallas
John W. Bryant	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1997	Democrat	Dallas
Pete Sessions	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2003	Republican	Dallas	Redistricted to the 32nd district
Jeb Hensarling	January 3, 2003	Present	Republican	Dallas	Incumbent

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling	148,816	64.5	+6.3
	Democratic	Bill Bernstein	75,911	32.9	-7.4
	Libertarian	John Gonzalez	6,118	2.7	+1.7
Majority			72,905	31.6
Turnout			230,845
	Republican hold		Swing	+6.9

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present