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{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Lance Gooden

|name=Lance Gooden

|office=Texas State Representative for District 4

|office=Texas State Representative<br>for District 4 (Kaufman and Henderson counties)

|term_start=January 2011

|term_start=January 2011

|term_end=January 2015

|term_end=January 2015

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

}}

}}

'''Lance Gooden''' (born December 1, 1982) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 4, which encompasses Kaufman County and a portion of Henderson County. In the 2010 [[primary election]], Gooden narrowly upset the six-term incumbent Republican Representative Betty Brown with 50.5 percent of the vote.<ref>[http://www.athensreview.com/breakingnews/x1834681217/Gooden-upsets-incumbent-Brown  "Gooden upsets Brown" ''Athens Review'' March 3, 2010]</ref>  

'''Lance Gooden''' (born December 1, 1982) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 4, which encompasses Kaufman and Henderson coubnties to the east of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. In the 2010 [[primary election]], Gooden narrowly upset the six-term incumbent Republican Representative, Betty Brown, with 50.5 percent of the vote.<ref>[http://www.athensreview.com/breakingnews/x1834681217/Gooden-upsets-incumbent-Brown  "Gooden upsets Brown" ''Athens Review'' March 3, 2010]</ref>  

A native of Terrell, a small city east of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], Gooden graduated from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], from which he received both a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in government and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

A native of Terrell, a small city east of Dallas, Gooden graduated from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], from which he received both a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in government and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

   

   

Gooden had five major contributors to his 2010 campaign, including the [[interest group]]s, the Texas Oil and Gas Association and  Texans for Insurance Reform. He raised more than $277,000.  

Gooden had five major contributors to his 2010 campaign, including the [[interest group]]s, the Texas Oil and Gas Association and  Texans for Insurance Reform. He raised more than $277,000.  

In 2010, Gooden had no [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opponent in his heavily Republican district.<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100104-Tough-fights-for-Texas-House-shape-8632.ece ''Dallas News'']</ref><ref>[http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/doc4b8fdf3519325787303344.txt '' Kaufmann Herald'']</ref>  

In 2010, Gooden had no [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opponent in his heavily Republican district.<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100104-Tough-fights-for-Texas-House-shape-8632.ece ''Dallas News'']</ref><ref>[http://www.kaufmanherald.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/doc4b8fdf3519325787303344.txt '' Kaufmann Herald'']</ref>  

   

   

Gooden won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 6,385 votes (53.5 percent) to 5,545 (46.5 percent) for his more [[conservative]] opponent, the physician Stuart Spitzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm|title=Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Spitzer unseated Gooden in the Republican primary, but Gooden returned in triumph in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, when Gooden did not seek a fourth non-consecutive term in the state House, Spitzer led with nearly 46 percent of the ballots cast and faces intra-party rival Keith Bell in the May 22 runoff contest.<ref name=ereturns/>

Gooden won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 6,385 votes (53.5 percent) to 5,545 (46.5 percent) for his more [[conservative]] opponent, the physician Stuart Spitzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm|title=Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Spitzer unseated Gooden in the Republican primary, but Gooden returned in triumph in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, when Gooden did not seek a fourth non-consecutive term in the state House, Spitzer ran once again and polled nearly 46 percent of the ballots cast. Spitzer now faces intra-party rival Keith Bell in the May 22 runoff contest.<ref name=ereturns/>

In the 2018 primary, Gooden led an eight-candidate field for Texas' 5th congressional district seat being vacated by the retiring Jeb Hensarling. With 10,272 votes (32.3 percent), he faces the second-placed candidate, Bunni Pounds, in the pending runoff election. Pounds, the preferred choice of Hensarling, finished in the primary 6,872 votes (21.6 percent). The six other candidates hekd the remaining 46.1 percent of the ballots cast.<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

In the 2018 primary, Gooden led an eight-candidate field for Texas' 5th congressional district seat being vacated by the retiring Jeb Hensarling. With 10,272 votes (32.3 percent), he faces the second-placed candidate, Bunni Pounds, in the pending runoff election. Pounds, the preferred choice of Hensarling, finished in the primary 6,872 votes (21.6 percent). The six other candidates hekd the remaining 46.1 percent of the ballots cast.<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>