Texas's 27th congressional district

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Texas's 27th congressional district
Current Representative		Blake Farenthold (R–Corpus Christi)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$31,327
Ethnicity	27.3% White, 2.7% Black, 0.8% Asian, 68.1% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+2

Texas District 27 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip in deep south Texas on the Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Brownsville. The current Representative is Republican Blake Farenthold.

The district is more than 70% Hispanic.

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	First elected in 1982 Lost re-election
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Blake Farenthold	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	112	First elected in 2010

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

References

• 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.