CalledUnofficial results
Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Lance Gooden won re-election by 2.9 points over Chelsey Hockett.
Lance GoodenRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%130,278
Chelsey HockettDemocrat
48.5%122,855
253,133 votes
Source: Texas Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Chelsey HockettLance Gooden
$56.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
-$43.7K
Spent by the campaign
$899.7K
$27.2K
Cash on hand
$1.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Chelsey Hockett
- 4%
- Lance Gooden
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+12.6