Texas's 5th congressional district
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| Texas's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Jeb Hensarling (R) | |
| 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 and has been since 1992.
[edit] 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.
* Died in office.
[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 5 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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