US Midterms 2026
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Recent coverage for TX-05 House.
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Lance Gooden (R) is the Republican candidate for Texas’s 5th Congressional District (TX-05) in the U.S. House. He faces Democratic challenger Chelsey Hockett (D) in the election.
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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
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| RLance Gooden | 97.8% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 0.4 pts | – | |
| DChelsey Hockett | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2 pts | – |
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Chelsey Hockett, a Democrat and stay-at-home mom, won a primary runoff to become the Democratic nominee for Texas's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Lance Gooden.
Lance Gooden, a Republican who has represented Texas's 5th congressional district since 2019, is seeking reelection in 2026 against Democrat Chelsey Hockett, a stay-at-home mom who won a primary runoff.
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Texas's 5th District margin of victory
| Gooden, 5+ pts | 84.5% | |
| Gooden, 8+ pts | 73.5% | |
| Gooden, 11+ pts | 60.5% | |
| Gooden, 14+ pts | 47.0% | |
| Gooden, 17+ pts | 30.5% | |
| Gooden, 20+ pts | 17.5% | |
| Gooden, 23+ pts | 9.7% | |
| Gooden, 26+ pts | 4.7% | |
| Gooden, 29+ pts | 3.2% |
TX-05 House Election Margin of Victory
| Democrat Wins | 1.7% | |
| Republican 0-5% | – | |
| Republican 5-10% | 7.5% | |
| Republican 10-15% | 29.5% | |
| Republican 15-20% | 26.0% | |
| Republican 20-25% | 8.0% | |
| Republican 25-30% | 4.5% | |
| Republican 30%+ | 3.7% |
Prices which party wins.
Lance Gooden: Counted · bid 96.2% / ask 99.1% · $676 within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the TX-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Lance Gooden: Counted · bid 96.5% / ask 99.6% · $666 within 5 pts
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If the House member sworn in for TX-05 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Republican Party, then the market resolves to Yes.
This market is eligible for accelerated determination after a consensus of media organizations project the winner. See full rules for details.
