2016Final results
2016 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jeb Hensarling (R) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Ashby (Lib) by 61.2 points.
Jeb HensarlingRepublican · winner
80.6%155,469
Ken AshbyLibertarian
19.4%37,397
192,866 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 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
$2.3M
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Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
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Cash on hand
$648.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016