Texas's 5th congressional district
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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 2003.
[edit] Representatives from Texas District 5
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 |
| John Hancock | 1875 | 1877 | Democrat | Austin |
| Dewitt Clinton Giddings | 1877 | 1879 | Democrat | Brenham |
| George Washington Jones | 1879 | 1883 | Greenback | Bastrop |
| James W. Throckmorton | 1883 | 1887 | Democrat | McKinney |
| Silas Hare | 1887 | 1891 | Democrat | Sherman |
| Joseph W. Bailey | 1891 | 1901 | Democrat | Gainesville |
| Choice B. Randell | 1901 | 1903 | Democrat | Sherman |
| Jack Beall | 1903 | 1915 | Democrat | Waxahachie |
| Hatton W. Sumners | 1915 | 1947 | Democrat | Dallas |
| J. Frank Wilson | 1947 | 1955 | Democrat | Dallas |
| Bruce Reynolds Alger | 1955 | 1965 | Republican | Dallas |
| Earle Cabell | 1965 | 1973 | Democrat | Dallas |
| Alan Steelman | 1973 | 1977 | Republican | Dallas |
| Jim Mattox | 1977 | 1983 | Democrat | Dallas |
| John W. Bryant | 1983 | 1997 | Democrat | Dallas |
| Pete Sessions | 1997 | 2003 | Republican | Dallas |
| Jeb Hensarling | 2003 | currently serving | Republican | Dallas |
* 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 | |||
| Texas's congressional districts |
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