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 suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter.[4]
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^Office of the Secretary of State (November 2, 2010). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
^Office of the Secretary of State (November 6, 2012). "Race Summary Report". 1992 - Current Election History. Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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