Texas's 27th congressional district
Texas's 27th congressional district | |||
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![]() Texas's 27th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 745,526[2] | ||
Median household income | $55,987[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[4] |
Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers 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.
Election results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 49 – 48% |
2004 | President | Bush 55 – 45% |
2008 | President | Obama 53 - 46% |
2012 | President | Romney 61 – 38% |
2016 | President | Trump 60 – 36% |
2020 | President | Trump 61 – 37% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
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 117th |
Elected to finish Farenthold's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 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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Republican | Blake Farenthold | 50,954 | 47.85 | +12.95 | |
Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 50,155 | 47.10 | -16.0 | |
Majority | 799 | 0.75 | |||
Turnout | 101,109 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 28.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Blake Farenthold (incumbent) | 120,684 | 56.75 | +8.9 | |
Democratic | Rose Meza Harrison | 83,395 | 39.21 | -7.89 | |
Independent | Bret Baldwin | 5,354 | 2.51 | +2.51 | |
Libertarian | Corrie Byrd | 3,218 | 1.51 | +1.51 | |
Turnout | 212,651 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Blake Farenthold (incumbent) | 83,342 | 63.60 | +6.85 | |
Democratic | Wesley Reed | 44,152 | 33.69 | -5.52 | |
Libertarian | Roxanne Simonson | 3,553 | 2.71 | +1.2 | |
Turnout | 131,047 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Blake Farenthold (incumbent) | 142,251 | 61.69 | -1.91 | |
Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 88,329 | 38.31 | +4.62 | |
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% | |
Republican | Marty Perez | 276 | 0.76% | |
Democratic | Mike Westergren | 858 | 2.36% | |
Independent | Judith Cutright | 172 | 0.47% | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 144 | 0.39% | |
Independent | 51 | 0.14% | ||
Total votes | 36,268 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 125,118 | 60.32 | |
Democratic | Eric Holguin | 75,929 | 36.61 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 2,100 | 1.01 | |
Independent | James Duerr | 4,274 | 2.06 | |
Total votes | 207,421 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Cloud (incumbent) | 172,305 | 63.1 | |
Democratic | Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente | 95,446 | 34.9 | |
Libertarian | Phil Gray | 5,482 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 273,253 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/TX27_109.gif/220px-TX27_109.gif)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=27
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=27
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Brufke, Juliegrace (April 6, 2018). "GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal". The Hill. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results: Texas Will Vote to Replace Congressman Who Retired Amid Scandal". The New York Times. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Texas 27th District Profile The New York Times Accessed November 2010
- ^ "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, Aug. 15, 2017
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2012 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2014 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2016 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links[]
- 27th Congressional District of Texas Texas District 27 Information site.
Coordinates: 28°46′59″N 96°50′29″W / 28.78306°N 96.84139°W
- Congressional districts of Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Bastrop County, Texas
- Calhoun County, Texas
- Jackson County, Texas
- Lavaca County, Texas
- Matagorda County, Texas
- Nueces County, Texas
- Refugio County, Texas
- San Patricio County, Texas
- Victoria County, Texas
- Wharton County, Texas