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2016 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election?

R. Blake Farenthold won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election. R. Blake Farenthold received 142,251 popular votes (61.69%). The main challenger was Raul Roy Barrera (38.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Farenthold and Barrera

Farenthold +23.4 pts · won by 53,922 votes
R. Blake FarentholdRepublicanWINNER61.69%
142,251 votes
Raul Roy BarreraDemocratic38.31%
88,329 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.