2004Final results
2004 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jeb Hensarling (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Bernstein (D) by 31.6 points.
Jeb HensarlingRepublican · winner
64.5%148,816
Bill BernsteinDemocrat
32.9%75,911
John GonzalezLibertarian
2.7%6,118
230,845 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 2004
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.
Bill BernsteinJeb Hensarling
$18.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$18.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$0
Cash on hand
$572.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004