Texas's 5th congressional district
Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller counties south and east of Dallas including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman counties. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden.
Carolyn Salter was the only Democrat to run in the Democratic primary for the race, and it is assumed she will face him in the November election. Republican Don Hill is running against Gooden in the Republican primary.2012 redistricting
After the 2012 redistricting process, the eastern half of Wood County was removed, and there were slight changes to the district in Dallas County.Voting
List of representatives
U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.2004
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