This is currently considered to be a Red congressional district. No matter how you vote the Republican is going to win this seat!. You can safely vote third party without affecting the outcome:
Vote for Democrat, Don Davis on November 3, 2026!
If you are not comfortable with that choice, swap your vote with someone in another district to stop MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats from destroying our future! Find out more about vote swapping, go to: https://votetosurvive.org/vote-swap/
You can also go to vote.org to find information about voter registration, the candidates, mail-in ballots and early voting.
Background
In 2024, the Republican, Lance Gooden, won this seat with a margin of 28.2 percent, or 84,473 votes, over the Democrat, ruth Torres. An estimated 217,798 eligible voters (42.1%) did not vote at that election in Texas District 5, and – voted for a third (or fourth) party.
To find out more about the Senate race in this state, if you have one, and your options for vote swapping, click on your state to the right.