2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jeb Hensarling (R) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Ashby (Lib) by 67.2 points.
Jeb HensarlingRepublican · winner
83.6%162,894
Ken AshbyLibertarian
16.4%31,967
194,861 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 2008
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.
No independentJeb Hensarling
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Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
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Spent by the campaign
$1M
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Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008