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2010Final results

2010 election for Texas's 5th District

U.S. House · Texas

Jeb Hensarling (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Berry (D) by 43.0 points.

Jeb HensarlingRepublican · winner
70.5%106,742
Tom BerryDemocrat
27.5%41,649
Ken AshbyLibertarian
2.0%2,958
151,349 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+17.92002R+31.62004R+26.22006R+43.02010R+31.22012R+24.82018

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 DemocratJeb Hensarling
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Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
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Cash on hand
$1.4M

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010

The candidates

Jeb Hensarling (R)Tom Berry (D)

Also on the ballot: Ken Ashby (Libertarian), 2.0%