HOUSE
Texas TX-27 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Michael Cloud (R)
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Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
R +13
Race summary
Cloud has three Republican opponents in the primary, but the 48-year-old Freedom Caucus member — who was lifted into office in 2018 on the back of a $558,000 investment from the Club for Growth — is on solid footing with conservatives.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 11, 2023
Primary Election: Mar 5, 2024
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Full Bio:
CLOUD, Michael, a Representative from Texas; born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., May 13, 1975; graduated from Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg, Ohio, 1993; B.S., Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Okla., 1997; communications director; business owner; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Blake Farenthold, and reelected to the succeeding Congress (June 30, 2018-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 27
Corpus Christi, Austin suburbs
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Jan 19, 2024
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