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Texas House District 5
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Cole Hefner won re-election by 53.9 points over Hector Garza.
Cole HefnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.0%54,192
Hector GarzaDemocrat
23.0%16,229
70,421 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.
Hector GarzaCole Hefner
$754
Raised by the campaign
$622.9K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$295.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$393.7K
Campaign money: Texas Ethics Commission, through Sep 24, 2026; Texas Ethics Commission, through Oct 24, 2026.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Sep 24, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Hector Garza
- <1%
- Cole Hefner
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+53.9