2018 Texas's 27th congressional district special election

2018 Texas's 27th congressional district special election
June 30, 2018
Texas's 27th congressional district
 
Nominee Michael Cloud Eric Holguin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 19,872 11,599
Percentage 54.8% 32.0%
County results
Cloud:      40–50%      60–70%      50–60%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Blake Farenthold
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Michael Cloud
Republican

A special election for Texas's 27th congressional district was held on June 30, 2018, following the resignation of Rep. Blake Farenthold. Republican Michael Cloud won with about 54.7% of the vote, crossing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Running again against Eric Holguin in the general election, he won a full term.

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