Incumbent Republican Lance Gooden secured the nomination unopposed in Texas' 5th Congressional District's March 3, 2026, primary, capturing 100% of the vote amid low turnout, reinforcing trader consensus at 90% for a GOP hold in the November 3 general election. The district's Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+13—ranking it among the nation's most Republican-leaning—combined with Gooden's consistent 62-64% general election margins since 2018 and strong fundraising ($1 million cash on hand), underpins the lopsided odds despite a Democratic primary runoff on May 26 between Chelsey Hockett (46%) and Ruth Torres (41%). Recent mid-decade redistricting maintained its solidly Republican baseline, with ratings from Cook Political Report and others affirming a safe hold barring unforeseen scandals or national wave shifts.
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TX-05 Wahlsieger
Republikanische Partei
90%
Demokratische Partei
9%
Republikanische Partei
90%
Demokratische Partei
9%
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0x2F5e3684c...A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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0x2F5e3684c...Incumbent Republican Lance Gooden secured the nomination unopposed in Texas' 5th Congressional District's March 3, 2026, primary, capturing 100% of the vote amid low turnout, reinforcing trader consensus at 90% for a GOP hold in the November 3 general election. The district's Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+13—ranking it among the nation's most Republican-leaning—combined with Gooden's consistent 62-64% general election margins since 2018 and strong fundraising ($1 million cash on hand), underpins the lopsided odds despite a Democratic primary runoff on May 26 between Chelsey Hockett (46%) and Ruth Torres (41%). Recent mid-decade redistricting maintained its solidly Republican baseline, with ratings from Cook Political Report and others affirming a safe hold barring unforeseen scandals or national wave shifts.
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