Texas' 27th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 27th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Blake Farenthold (R) won re-election in 2014. He was unchallenged in the Republican primary and defeated Wesley Reed (D) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[3]
| “ | The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[4] | ” |
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 2, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to election).[5]
- See also: Texas elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Blake Farenthold (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Texas' 27th Congressional District is located in the southern portion of the state. The district includes Aransas, Calhoun, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, Victoria, and Wharton counties and some parts of Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, and San Patricio counties.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
March 4, 2014, primary results
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
63.6% | 83,342 | |
| Democratic | Wesley Reed | 33.7% | 44,152 | |
| Libertarian | Roxanne Simonson | 2.7% | 3,553 | |
| Total Votes | 131,047 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign contributions
Blake Farenthold
| Blake Farenthold (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | April 15, 2013 | $1,472.72 | $66,629.87 | $(36,183.09) | $31,919.50 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | July 13, 2013 | $31,919.50 | $107,528.43 | $(85,198.25) | $54,249.68 | ||||
| October Quarterly[17] | October 15, 2013 | $54,249.68 | $180,288.55 | $(73,476.68) | $161,061.55 | ||||
| Year-End[18] | January 31, 2014 | $161,061 | $148,548 | $(92,132) | $217,477 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[19] | February 20, 2014 | $217,477 | $31,717 | $(61,664) | $187,529 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $187,529 | $83,604 | $(31,205) | $239,928 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2014 | $239,928 | $263,511 | $(83,539) | $419,900 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2014 | $419,900 | $155,251 | $(181,180) | $393,971 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,037,077.85 | $(644,578.02) | ||||||||
Wesley Reed
| Wesley Reed (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[23] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $15,777 | $(10,143) | $5,634 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[24] | February 21, 2014 | $5,634 | $34,497 | $(8,079) | $32,051 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $32,051 | $42,477 | $(20,554) | $53,975 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 15, 2014 | $53,975 | $82,316 | $(40,874) | $95,417 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2014 | $95,417 | $84,624 | $(106,820) | $73,221 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $259,691 | $(186,470) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 27th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Blake Farenthold (R) won re-election. He defeated Rose Meza Harrison (D), Corrie Byrd (L) and William Bret Baldwin (I) in the general election.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
56.8% | 120,684 | |
| Democratic | Rose Meza Harrison | 39.2% | 83,395 | |
| Independent | Bret Baldwin | 2.5% | 5,354 | |
| Libertarian | Corrie Byrd | 1.5% | 3,218 | |
| Total Votes | 212,651 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Blake Farenthold won election to the United States House. He defeated Solomon Ortiz (D) and Ed Mishou (L) in the general election.[29]
| U.S. House, Texas District 27 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Blake Farenthold |
47.9% | 50,976 | |
| Democratic | Solomon Ortiz incumbent | 47.1% | 50,179 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Mishou | 5% | 5,376 | |
| Total Votes | 106,531 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Texas Secretary of State, 2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County
- Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary results
- Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary results
- Texas Tribune, U.S. House elections brackets
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ VoteTexas.gov, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold Year-End," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold Pre-Primary," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Blake Farenthold October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wesley Reed Year-End," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wesley Reed Pre-Primary," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wesley Reed April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wesley Reed July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wesley Reed October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
