2020Final results
2020 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Lance Gooden (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Salter (D) by 26.1 points.
Lance GoodenRepublican · winner
62.0%173,836
Carolyn SalterDemocrat
35.9%100,743
Kevin A. HaleLibertarian
2.1%5,834
280,413 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Carolyn SalterLance Gooden
$319K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$290.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$28.7K
Cash on hand
$452.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Kevin A. Hale $18.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020