HOUSE
Texas TX-27 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Michael Cloud (R)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025D +50
R +50
R +10
Race summary
GOP Rep. Michael Cloud — an appropriator and one of the more low-key members of the hard-right Freedom Caucus — will coast to reelection next year.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 8, 2025
Primary Election: Mar 3, 2026
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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
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 27
Corpus Christi, Austin suburbs
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Dec 18, 2025
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