Winner
CHELSEY HOCKETT 53.0%
Riding profile
TX-5
The question
TX-5: a safe seat for the Republicans?
Current forecast
Republican
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 9.2
- P(close race)
- 2%
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Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Republican | Democrat | |
|---|---|---|
| HereTX-5 | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| National averageUnited States | 44.9% +9.7 | 54.3% −8.9 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
TX-5, a mixed riding in TX, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 29-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 55% vote share, against 45% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
GOODEN, LANCE
Sits with Republican
Primary race
Primary results
Held May 26, 2026 · Official count — not yet certified
Winner
LANCE GOODEN (I) 100.0%
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Republican Incumbent
Gooden, Lance
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Democrat Challenger Hockett, Chelsey Alexandra
Previous election · 2024
Redistricting impact
Where these voters came from
This district was redrawn under the 2025-2026 mid-decade redistricting. Composition by inherited old-district share:
- Congressional District 5
(48005)71% - Congressional District 6
(48006)28%
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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