Texas's 27th congressional district

Texas's 27th congressional district

Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$31,327
Ethnic composition	75.8% White, 2.7% Black, 0.8% Asian, 68.1% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+1

Texas District 27 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip in deep south Texas on the Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Brownsville. The current Representative from District 27 is Solomon Ortiz.

[edit] Recent election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 27
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz	112,081	63.1	+2.0
	Republican	William Vaden	61,955	34.9	-1.7
	Libertarian	Christopher Claytor	3,500	2.0	-0.4
Majority			60,126	33.9
Turnout			177,536
	Democratic hold		Swing	+1.8

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At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 The At-large district is obsolete. See also: Texas's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

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