Texas State Senate District 5

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Charles Schwertner Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Charles SchwertnerRepublican · Incumbent14 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Charles Schwertner (R) 71.6, Tommy Estes (L) 28.4

Paul ThomassonDemocratic

Last election: Charles Schwertner (Republican) won by 43.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeSchwertnerNo published score for Thomasson
Races: Won 5 of 5; None listed
Years since first win: 14; Not available

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Candidates on the ballot

Paul ThomassonDemocratic
Charles SchwertnerIncumbentRepublican

Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 268,463
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles SchwertnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	192,14671.6%	71.6%
LibertarianTommy Estes	Libertarian	76,31728.4%	28.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 329,842
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles SchwertnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	182,55055.3%	55.3%
DemocraticMeg Walsh	Democratic	136,79241.5%	41.5%
LibertarianAmy Lyons	Libertarian	10,5003.2%	3.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 173,811
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles SchwertnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	112,93065.0%	65.0%
DemocraticJoel Shapiro	Democratic	54,28631.2%	31.2%
LibertarianMatthew Whittington	Libertarian	6,5953.8%	3.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 236,661
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles SchwertnerWon	Republican	182,55477.1%	77.1%
LibertarianJeffrey Fox	Libertarian	54,10722.9%	22.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 203,695
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve OgdenWon(incumbent)	Republican	145,17071.3%	71.3%
DemocraticStephen M. Wyman	Democratic	58,52528.7%	28.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 172,369
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve OgdenWon(incumbent)	Republican	105,97961.5%	61.5%
DemocraticStephen Wyman	Democratic	59,67134.6%	34.6%
LibertarianDarrell R. Grear	Libertarian	6,7193.9%	3.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 140,601
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve OgdenWon(incumbent)	Republican	122,11986.9%	86.9%
LibertarianRandall Barfield	Libertarian	18,48213.1%	13.1%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve OgdenWon	Republican	77,22755.7%	55.7%
DemocraticMary M. Moore	Democratic	61,50844.3%	44.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 147,416
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim TurnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	82,54156.0%	56.0%
RepublicanJerry T. Thornton	Republican	64,87544.0%	44.0%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim TurnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	134,875100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 146,476
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim TurnerWon	Democratic	73,23150.0%	50.0%
RepublicanRichard Smith	Republican	64,54244.1%	44.1%
IndependentLou Zaeske	Independent	8,7035.9%	5.9%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKent A. CapertonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	91,518100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 85,798
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKent A. CapertonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	81,20794.7%	94.7%
LibertarianDon Stallman	Libertarian	4,5915.3%	5.3%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKent A. CapertonWon	Democratic	104,36265.8%	65.8%
RepublicanN. A. McNiel	Republican	54,15734.2%	34.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 105,194
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam T. MooreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	105,158100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	360.0%	0.0%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam T. MooreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	82,568100.0%	100.0%

Texas Senate District 5, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam T. MooreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	64,029100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.0%	0.0%

1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026