CalledUnofficial results
Texas Senate District 5
Texas State Senate · Texas
Charles Schwertner won re-election by 6.6 points over Paul Thomasson.
Staggered Senate
Charles SchwertnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%197,912
Paul ThomassonDemocrat
46.7%173,380
371,292 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.
Paul ThomassonCharles Schwertner
$34.7K
Raised by the campaign
$102.5K
$121.7K
Spent by the campaign
$90.5K
$21.2K
Cash on hand
$36.3K
Campaign money: Texas Ethics Commission, through Oct 24, 2026.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 24, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Paul Thomasson
- 1%
- Charles Schwertner
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+18.1