Texas's 27th congressional district special election, 2018
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A special election for Texas's 27th congressional district was held on June 30, 2018, following the resignation of Rep. Blake Farenthold.[1] Republican Michael Cloud won with about 54.7% of the vote, crossing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff.[2] Running again against Eric Holguin in the general election, he won a full term.
Contents
1 Background
2 Candidates
2.1 Republican Party
2.1.1 Declared
2.1.2 Withdrawn
2.2 Democratic Party
2.2.1 Declared
2.3 Libertarian Party
2.3.1 Declared
2.4 Independents
2.4.1 Declared
2.5 Endorsements
2.6 Notes
2.7 Results
3 References
4 External links
Background[edit]
The district is reliably Republican; President Donald Trump carried it by a more-than-20-point margin in 2016.
Rep. Blake Farenthold resigned on April 6, 2018 due to allegations of sexual harassment, therefore a special election was needed in order to fill this seat until the 2018 midterms. Consequently on April 23, 2018, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton approved of Governor Greg Abbott's plan to call a special election.[3]
Michael Cloud won this election, and will get to serve the remainder of Farenthold's term in the 115th Congress, until January 2019. He previously won the Republican runoff for the same seat, so he will appear on the November ballot.
Candidates[edit]
Republican Party[edit]
Declared[edit]
Michael Cloud, former Victoria County Republican Party chairman[4]- Marty Perez[4]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Bech Bruun[note 1][4]
Democratic Party[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Raul (Roy) Barrera[4]
- Eric Holguin, former congressional staffer[4]
- Mike Westergren[4]
Libertarian Party[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Daniel Tinus[4]
Independents[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Judith Cutright[4]
- Christopher Suprun[4]
Endorsements[edit]
| Michael Cloud |
|---|
Texas Governor Greg Abbott[6]
Bech Bruun, suspended his campaign for the seat[7]
Tea Party Express[8] |
Notes[edit]
^ Bech Bruun (R) suspended his campaign, but remained on the ballot.[5]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Cloud | 19,856 | 54.74% | |
Democratic | Eric Holguin | 11,595 | 31.96% | |
Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 1,747 | 4.81% | |
Republican | Bech Bruun (withdrawn) | 1,570 | 4.32% | |
Democratic | Mike Westergren | 858 | 2.36% | |
Republican | Marty Perez | 276 | 0.76% | |
Independent | Judith Cutright | 172 | 0.47% | |
Libertarian | Daniel Tinus | 144 | 0.39% | |
Independent | Christopher Suprun | 51 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 36,268 | 100.0 | ||
References[edit]
^ Moritz, John (April 24, 2018). "Special election for Blake Farenthold's seat set for June 30". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Svitek, Patrick (April 23, 2018). "Texas AG Paxton gives Abbott green light on sped-up special election for Farenthold seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ abcdefghi "Candidates for US Representative, Congressional District 27 Special Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Cruz-Aedo, Jared (May 23, 2010). "Bech Bruun not campaigning in District 27 special election". KIII.
^ "Governor Abbott endorses Michael Cloud". Greg Abbott official site. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Dearman, Elanor (May 30, 2018). "Republican Bech Bruun endorses Michael Cloud in Texas' 27th Congressional District race". Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
^ "Tea Party Express Endorses Michael Cloud for U.S. Congress in Texas". Tea Party Express.
^ "2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites
- Raul "Roy" Barrera (D) for Congress
- Michael Cloud (R) for Congress
- Eric Holguin (D) for Congress
- Dr. Marty Perez (R) for Congress
- Chris Suprun (I) for Congress
- Daniel Tinus (L) for Congress
Categories:
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- Special elections to the 115th United States Congress
- Texas elections, 2018
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