Texas's 5th Senate district

District 5 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bastrop, Brazos, Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, San Jacinto, Walker counties, and a portion of Williamson county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 5 is Charles Schwertner.

Election history

Election history of District 5 from 1992.

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Schwertner (incumbent)	192,146	71.57	+16.23
	Libertarian	Tommy Estes	76,317	28.43	+25.25
Total votes	268,463	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Schwertner (incumbent)	182,550	55.34	−9.63
	Democratic	Meg Walsh	136,792	41.47	+10.24
	Libertarian	Amy Lyons	10,500	3.18	−0.61
Total votes	329,842	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Schwertner	112,930	64.97	−12.16
	Democratic	Joel Shapiro	54,286	31.23	+31.23
	Libertarian	Matthew Whittington	6,595	3.79	−19.07
Turnout	173,811

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Schwertner	182,554	77.13	+5.86
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Fox	54,107	22.86	+22.86
Turnout	236,661
	Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Ogden (Incumbent)	145,170	71.27	+9.79
	Libertarian	Stephen M. Wyman	58,525	28.73	−5.89
Turnout	203,695
	Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Ogden (Incumbent)	105,979	61.48	−25.38
	Democratic	Stephen Wyman	59,671	34.62	+34.62
	Libertarian	Darrell R. Grear	6,719	3.90	−9.25
Majority	46,308	26.87	−46.84
Turnout	172,369		22.59
	Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Ogden (Incumbent)	122,119	86.86	+31.19
	Libertarian	Randall Barfield	18,482	13.14	+13.14
Majority	103,637	73.71	+62.38
Turnout	140,601		+1.35
	Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Ogden (Incumbent)	77,227	55.67	+0.21
	Democratic	Mary M. Moore	61,508	44.33	−0.21
Majority	15,719	11.33	+0.41
Turnout	138,735		+262.17
	Republican hold

1997 (special)

Special election, 1997: Senate District 5, Unexpired term
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Ogden	21,245	55.46	+11.45
	Democratic	Mary M. Moore	17,062	44.54	−11.45
Majority	4,183	10.92	−1.06
Turnout	38,307		−74.01
	Republican gain from Democratic

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Turner (Incumbent)	82,541	55.99	−44.01
	Republican	Jerry T. Thornton	64,875	44.01	+44.01
Majority	17,666	11.98	−88.02
Turnout	147,416		+9.30
	Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 5
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Turner (Incumbent)	134,875	100.00
Majority	134,875	100.00
Turnout	134,875
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 5	Counties in District
1	Benjamin Rush Wallace	San Augustine, Shelby.
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3	David Gage	Panola, Rusk.
4	M. D. K. Taylor	Cass, Titus.
5	Jefferson Weatherford	Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant.
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7	Albert G. Walker
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9	Jesse H. Parsons	Rusk.
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11	John G. Brown
12	David Webster Flanagan	Panola, Rusk.
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14	Harrison, Rusk.
15	Francis M. Henry	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris.
16	William H. Tilson
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18	E. A. King	Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Hunt.
19	Samuel D. Stinson
20	Samuel D. Stinson
21	John Walter Cranford
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23	Charles Henderson Yoakum	Collin, Hunt.
24	James S. Sherrill
25	James R. Gough
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27	E. W. Harris
28	Thomas M. Cain	Collin, Hunt, Rains.
29	Benjamin F. Looney
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31	Thomas W. Perkins
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33	Ed Westbrook
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37	Woodville J. Rogers, Jr.
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39	Henry L. Lewis	Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker.
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41	Nat Patton
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44	Gordon M. Burns
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47	Clement Fain, Jr.
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49	Roger A. Knight
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51	Neveille Colson
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53	Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker.
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58	Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
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60	William T. "Bill" Moore	Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
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62	Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
63	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
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67	Kent A. Caperton
68	All of Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton. Portions of Harris, Montgomery, Williamson.
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72	Jim Turner
73	Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Williamson.
74	All of Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Navarro, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington. Portions of McLennan, Williamson.
75	Steve Ogden
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78	Brazos, Burleson, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Williamson.
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83	Charles Schwertner	Brazos, Freestone, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Walker, Williamson.
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88	All of Bastrop, Brazos, Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, San Jacinto, Walker. Portion of Williamson.
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