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U.S. House · Texas's 5th District

Kaufman, Van Zandt, and part of Dallas and Smith counties, east of Dallas

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Lance Gooden, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Lance Gooden130,27851.5%
Chelsey Hockett122,85548.5%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Lance Gooden (R) ran unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary. Chelsey Hockett won a Democratic primary runoff against Ruth Torres on May 26, 2026.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Lance GoodenRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, Texas's 5th District (since 2019)Full profile →Chelsey HockettDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for codifying Roe v. Wade and leaving women’s health decisions to each woman and her doctor.

Stricter gun laws

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[29][30][31]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for abolishing ICE and replacing it with other immigration services.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for making corporations and billionaires pay more through closing loopholes, a progressive income tax and a wealth tax.

Expand public health coverage

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for enacting Medicare for All, a universal healthcare system.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][24][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for a Green New Deal to expand renewable energy.

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Lance Gooden
    —
  • Chelsey Hockett
    Opposes[6]

    Campaign About page says she would work to stop school voucher programs.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for a $25 minimum wage tied to the cost of living.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Lance Gooden
    —
  • Chelsey Hockett
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for legislation ending all U.S. funding to Israel, including the Block the Bombs Act.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[28]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for ending the current tariffs, citing their effect on prices.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    Supports[5]

    Campaign issues page calls for enacting universal childcare.

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Chelsey Hockett
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Lance Gooden
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Lance Gooden
    Supports[13]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Chelsey Hockett
    —

Sources · 38

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  2. 2.Lance Gooden · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Our Constitution · Office of Congressman Lance Gooden · 2026-10-03 Official record
  4. 4.Healthcare · Office of Congressman Lance Gooden · 2026-10-03 Official record
  5. 5.Issues · Chelsey Hockett for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.About · Chelsey Hockett for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Lance Gooden · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  8. 8.About Lance · Congressman Lance Gooden (official House website) · 2026-10-21 Official record
  9. 9.Lance Gooden · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  10. 10.Texas's 5th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  11. 11.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  35. 35.Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  36. 36.Chelsey Hockett · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  37. 37.About · Chelsey Hockett for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  38. 38.U.S. House · Texas's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report