Texas's 27th congressional district

Texas's 27th congressional district
Texas's 27th congressional district
	Texas's 27th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Michael Cloud; R–Victoria
Distribution	74.99% urban; 25.01% rural;
Population (2019)	745,526
Median household; income	$55,987
Ethnicity	51.65% Hispanic; 40.52% White; 4.99% Black; 1.47% Asian; 0.19% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+13

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
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
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[]

US House election, 2004: Texas District 27
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

US House election, 2010: Texas District 27
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

US House election, 2012: Texas District 27^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

US House election, 2014: Texas District 27^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

US House election, 2016: Texas District 27^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	142,251	61.69	-1.91
	Democratic	Raul (Roy) Barrera	88,329	38.31	+4.62
Turnout			230,580

Texas's 27th congressional district special election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

US House election, 2018: Texas District 27^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

US House election, 2020: Texas District 27^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

2007 - 2013

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 / 28.78306; -96.84139

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=27

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=27

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[5] Brufke, Juliegrace (April 6, 2018). "GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal". The Hill. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[6] "Election Results: Texas Will Vote to Replace Congressman Who Retired Amid Scandal". The New York Times. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[7] Texas 27th District Profile The New York Times Accessed November 2010

[8] "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, Aug. 15, 2017

[9] "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.

[10] "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2014 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[11] "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2016 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[12] "2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[txsos-13] "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[TXgenr-14] "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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