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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Texas/TX-05
      1976·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      James Mattox
      54.0%67,871 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Nancy Judy
      44.6%56,056 votes
      Margin
      D+9.4
      125,768 total votes
      3 candidates125,768 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James MattoxDEM✓
      		DEM67,87154.0%
      Nancy JudyREP
      		REP56,05644.6%
      Sam McDonnellOTH
      		OTH1,8411.5%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+27.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.6
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202435.8%62.8%R+27.0309,964
      202038.2%60.6%R+22.4298,176
      201633.9%62.8%R+28.9241,989
      201234.1%65.9%R+31.7216,564
      200836.2%63.0%R+26.8229,328

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      Lance GoodenREP
      R+28.2
      2022
      Lance GoodenREP
      R+30.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Lance GoodenREP
      R+26.1
      2018
      Lance GoodenREP
      R+24.8
      2016
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+80.6
      2014
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+85.4
      2012
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+31.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+43.0
      2008
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+83.6
      2006
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+26.2
      2004
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+31.6
      2002
      Jeb HensarlingREP
      R+17.9
      Redistricted
      2000
      Pete SessionsREP
      R+9.6
      1998
      Pete SessionsREP
      R+12.3
      1994
      John BryantDEM
      D+2.7
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      James MattoxDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+16.9
      Career1972-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Nancy JudyREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Sam McDonnellOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Texas, 1976

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