Raul (Roy) Barrera
Raul Barrera (Democratic Party) (also known as Roy) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Barrera also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on June 30, 2018.
Barrera was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 27th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Elections
2018
Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 27
Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Eric Holguin, James Duerr, and Daniel Tinus in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Cloud (R) | 60.3 | 125,118 | |
| Eric Holguin (D) | 36.6 | 75,929 | ||
| James Duerr (Independent) | 2.1 | 4,274 | ||
| Daniel Tinus (L) | 1.0 | 2,100 | ||
| Total votes: 207,421 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 27
Eric Holguin defeated Raul Barrera in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 27 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Holguin | 62.0 | 6,376 | |
| Raul Barrera | 38.0 | 3,903 | ||
| Total votes: 10,279 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 27
Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Bech Bruun in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 27 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Cloud | 61.1 | 15,041 | |
| Bech Bruun | 38.9 | 9,565 | ||
| Total votes: 24,606 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27
Raul Barrera and Eric Holguin advanced to a runoff. They defeated Vanessa Edwards Foster and Ronnie McDonald in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raul Barrera | 41.2 | 8,733 | |
| ✔ | Eric Holguin | 23.3 | 4,939 | |
| Vanessa Edwards Foster | 19.1 | 4,041 | ||
| Ronnie McDonald | 16.4 | 3,474 | ||
| Total votes: 21,187 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bech Bruun | 36.1 | 15,919 | |
| ✔ | Michael Cloud | 33.8 | 14,920 | |
| Chris Mapp | 12.1 | 5,356 | ||
| Jerry Hall | 8.3 | 3,649 | ||
| John Grunwald | 6.9 | 3,027 | ||
| Eddie Gassman | 2.8 | 1,237 | ||
| Total votes: 44,108 | ||||
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Special election
Barrera ran in the special election for the 27th Congressional District. The race took place on June 30, 2018.
Michael Cloud (R) won the special election.
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 27
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on June 30, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Cloud (R) | 54.8 | 19,872 | |
| Eric Holguin (D) | 32.0 | 11,599 | ||
| Raul Barrera (D) | 4.8 | 1,748 | ||
| Bech Bruun (R) | 4.3 | 1,571 | ||
| Michael J. Westergren (D) | 2.4 | 858 | ||
| Marty Perez (R) | 0.8 | 276 | ||
| Judith Cutright (Independent) | 0.5 | 172 | ||
| Daniel Tinus (L) | 0.4 | 144 | ||
| Christopher Suprun (Independent) | 0.1 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 36,291 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Blake Farenthold (R) defeated Raul (Roy) Barrera (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Farenthold defeated Gregg Deeb in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Barrera defeated Ray Madrigal and Wayne Raasch to win the Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
61.7% | 142,251 | |
| Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 38.3% | 88,329 | |
| Total Votes | 230,580 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
55.9% | 42,195 | ||
| Gregg Deeb | 44.1% | 33,280 | ||
| Total Votes | 75,475 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raul Barrera |
50.3% | 15,939 | ||
| Ray Madrigal | 35.2% | 11,157 | ||
| Wayne Raasch | 14.4% | 4,570 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,666 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 27th Congressional District
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