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      Home/Elections/1992/US House/Texas/TX-27
      1992·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 27 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Solomon P Ortiz
      55.5%87,022 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Jam Kimbrough
      42.6%66,853 votes
      Margin
      D+12.9
      156,844 total votes
      3 candidates156,844 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Solomon P OrtizDEM✓
      		DEM87,02255.5%
      Jam KimbroughREP
      		REP66,85342.6%
      Charles Henry SchoonoverLIB
      		LIB2,9691.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+29.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+7.2
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202434.7%64.3%R+29.6286,309
      202038.1%60.6%R+22.4287,748
      201637.2%58.8%R+21.6242,255
      201239.8%60.2%R+20.4219,455
      200841.1%57.9%R+16.8235,299

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      Michael CloudREP
      R+32.1
      2022
      Michael CloudREP
      R+28.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Michael CloudREP
      R+28.1
      2018
      Michael CloudREP
      R+23.7
      2016
      Blake FarentholdREP
      R+23.4
      2014
      Blake FarentholdREP
      R+29.9
      2012
      Blake FarentholdREP
      R+17.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      R Blake FarentholdREP
      R+0.8
      2008
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+19.6
      2006
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+17.9
      2004
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+28.2
      2002
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+24.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+29.4
      1998
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+28.1
      1996
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      D+30.8
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      Record16W-1L
      Avg MarginD+13.8
      Career1982-2010
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Charles Henry SchoonoverLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      Jam KimbroughREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-1992
      US House
      Full profile →

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