Bech Bruun
Bech Bruun (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Bruun 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.
Biography
Bech Bruun lives in Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. Bruun’s career experience includes working as executive director of Texas Victory 2008. He served as the chairman of the Texas Water Development Board and as the chief of staff for State Representative Todd Hunter. Bruun worked in the administrations of Governor Greg Abbott and Governor Rick Perry. He was appointed to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group and the Western States Water Council.[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
Bruun 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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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 27th Congressional District
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