Texas's 27th congressional district | |
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![]() Texas's 27th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
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Population (2016) | 736,778[2] |
Median income | $52,790[3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[4] |
Texas District 27 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the coastal bend of Texas' Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Victoria up to Bastrop County near Austin and Wharton County near Houston. Its current Representative is Republican Michael Cloud. Cloud was elected to the district in a special election on June 30, 2018, to replace former Republican Representative Blake Farenthold, who had resigned on April 6.[5][6]
The district is slightly less than 50% Hispanic, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002-2010 cycles when the District reached from Corpus Christi to Brownsville.[7]
In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district.[8] The United States Supreme Court reversed the ruling though, pronouncing the district constitutional in Abbott v. Perez.
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
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District created | January 3, 1983 | |||
![]() Solomon P. Ortiz |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 - January 3, 2011 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
![]() Blake Farenthold |
Republican | January 3, 2011 - April 6, 2018 |
112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned. |
Vacant | April 6, 2018 - June 30, 2018 |
115th | ||
![]() Michael Cloud |
Republican | June 30, 2018 - Present |
115th 116th |
Elected to finish Farenthold's term. Re-elected in 2018. |
As of March 2019
, there are two living former members.Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Solomon P. Ortiz | 1983-2011 | June 3, 1937 |
Blake Farenthold | 2011-2018 | December 12, 1961 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Solomon Ortiz | 112,081 | 63.1 | +2.0 | |
Republican | William Vaden | 61,955 | 34.9 | -1.7 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Claytor | 3,500 | 2.0 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 60,126 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 177,536 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Solomon Ortiz | 50,155 | 47.10 | ||
Republican | Blake Farenthold | 50,954 | 47.85 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 101,109 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 28.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Rose Meza Harrison | 83,395 | 39.21 | ||
Republican | Blake Farenthold | 120,684 | 56.75 | ||
Independent | Bret Baldwin | 5,354 | 2.51 | ||
Libertarian | Corrie Byrd | 3,218 | 1.51 | ||
Turnout | 212,651 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Wesley Reed | 44,152 | 33.69 | ||
Republican | Blake Farenthold | 83,342 | 63.60 | ||
Libertarian | Roxanne Simonson | 3,553 | 2.71 | ||
Turnout | 131,047 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 88,329 | 38.31 | ||
Republican | Blake Farenthold | 142,251 | 61.69 | ||
Turnout | 230,580 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud | 19,856 | 54.74% | |
Democratic | Eric Holguin | 11,595 | 31.96% | |
Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 1,747 | 4.81% | |
Republican | Bech Bruun (withdrawn) | 1,570 | 4.32% | |
Democratic | Mike Westergren | 858 | 2.36% | |
Republican | Marty Perez | 276 | 0.76% | |
Independent | Judith Cutright | 172 | 0.47% | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 144 | 0.39% | |
Independent | Christopher Suprun | 51 | 0.14% | |
Total votes | 36,268 | 100.0 |
Coordinates: 28°46?59?N 96°50?29?W / 28.78306°N 96.84139°W