2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jeb Hensarling (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Ron Chapman (D) by 17.9 points.
Jeb HensarlingRepublican · winner
58.2%81,439
Ron ChapmanDemocrat
40.3%56,330
Dan MichalskiLibertarian
0.9%1,283
Thomas J. KemperGreen
0.6%856
139,908 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ron ChapmanJeb Hensarling
$945.6K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$914.6K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$29.7K
Cash on hand
$20.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Jeb Hensarling (R)Ron Chapman (D)
Also on the ballot: Dan Michalski (Libertarian), 0.9%; Thomas J. Kemper (Green), 0.6%