Lance Gooden is safe to win Texas's 5th District

Last updated Nov 4, 12:00 AM

Lance Gooden*

>99%

Probability

Ruth Torres

<1%

Probability

Safe Republican

PVIR+13

Generic BallotD+8.1

Projected MarginR+29

Trend—

Forecast Components

Decision Desk HQ's forecast for this race blends 100% fundamentals. Fundamentals capture the structural conditions of the race, including partisan baseline adjusted for national environment, incumbency, presidential party cycle effects, and net campaign financial advantage.

Forecast Breakdown

Fundamentals100%

Generic Congressional Ballot

If the election for Congress were being held today, who would Americans vote for?

Oct 27, 7:45 PM EDTNationalLV, RV, Adults

Candidate	Average	1W	1M
Democrat	50.90%	+0.3%	+2.4%
Republican	42.80%	+0.3%	+2.2%
Democrat +8.1%
Democrat +8.1%

FEC Data

How candidates and outside groups are spending money in this race

Candidate	Raised	Spent	Outside Support	Outside Oppose	Report	Date
Lance Gooden	$1,136,644	$889,505	$1,355	-	YEAR-END	12/31/2024

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Lance Gooden* >99%

Lance Gooden is safe to win Texas's 5th District

Forecast Components

Generic Congressional Ballot

FEC Data