Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-05
Lance Gooden
American politician (born 1982)
- Over
- Chelsey Hockett (Democratic), 48.5%
- Votes
- 130,278 (7,423 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +12.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Lance Carter Gooden is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district since 2019. His district includes parts of eastern Dallas, as well as a large swath of exurban and rural territory to Dallas's east.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- December 1, 1982 (age 43)
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 4 House terms, since January 3, 2019
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, TX-05. Won with 51.5%, 2.9 points ahead over Chelsey Hockett.
- Lance Gooden Republican · winner51.5%
- Lance Gooden Republican · winnern/a
- Chelsey Hockett Democratic48.5%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +12.8, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +2.9
- Difference
- 9.9 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
1.4% of the $437,892 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.4%$6,192
- Individuals, itemized28.3%$431,700
- Other political committees (PACs)41.3%$629,776
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts30.1%$458,850
Employers donors listed
- OWNER$13,3005 contributions
- LEGACY MEDICAL$13,2004 contributions
- LILLY ENTERPRISES$13,0004 contributions
- UP MANAGEMENT$10,5003 contributions
- GILCHRIST AUTOMOTIVE$9,7004 contributions
- CEO$7,5003 contributions
- ASSOCIATE$7,0002 contributions
- BEAL BANK$7,0002 contributions
- BERLINER$7,0002 contributions
- BONETA$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
3 subcommittees
- Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- House Committee on the Judiciary
2 subcommittees
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 14 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 229 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10272: End Gas Station Heroin ActIntroduced September 3, 2026. Latest action September 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9276: Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination ActIntroduced June 11, 2026. Latest action June 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 8685: Protect the Presidency ActIntroduced May 7, 2026. Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 7612: End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026Introduced February 20, 2026. Latest action February 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 7387: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026Introduced February 5, 2026. Latest action February 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 7361: No Tax on Restored Benefits ActIntroduced February 4, 2026. Latest action February 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 9e16d6346760
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- lancegooden.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3484
- Washington office
- 2431 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4305
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:22 PM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_5 · primary · won · 52,424 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, TX-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, TX-05 · General · won · 135,595 votes (64.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, TX-05 · General · won · 173,836 votes (62.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2018U.S. House, TX-05 · General · won · 130,617 votes (62.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to 2019member of the Texas House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6483406). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- GOP House member under investigation for ‘pattern of extravagant expenditures’
- No raise? No problem: House members expense DC hotels, meals on taxpayers’ dime
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas&oldid=1384230002
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 6:22 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Gooden
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6483406
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8TX05144/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lance_Gooden,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
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