Texas's 27th congressional district
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| Texas's 27th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Blake Farenthold (R–Corpus Christi) | |
| Population (2010) | 702,804 | |
| Median income | $31,327 | |
| Ethnicity | 42.5% White, 6% Black, 1.2% Asian, 49.19% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+13 (2012) | |
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. The current Representative is Republican Blake Farenthold.
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.[1]
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | January 3, 1983 | |||
 Solomon P. Ortiz |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 |
98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 |
First 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 – Present |
112 113 114 |
First elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 |
Recent election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 27 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | |||
| US House election, 2010: Texas District 27 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | |||
| US House election, 2012: Texas District 27[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ Texas 27th District Profile The New York Times Accessed November 2010
- ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2012 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- 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
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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
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