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2010-11-02 U.S. House Election Results for Texas (District 27)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Blake Farenthold
(R)
Solomon Ortiz*
(D)
Ed Mishou
(Libertarian)
Other Margin TOTAL
Cameron County (pt.)10,00133.5%17,88560.0%1,9446.5%00.0%-7,884 29,830
Kenedy County8340.5%11656.6%62.9%00.0%-33 205
Kleberg County (pt.)2,38142.7%2,93152.5%2674.8%00.0%-550 5,579
Nueces County (pt.)32,26853.0%25,87442.5%2,7404.5%00.0%6,394 60,882
San Patricio County (pt.)5,45171.7%1,80523.8%3424.5%00.0%3,646 7,598
Willacy County81332.6%1,60664.4%732.9%00.0%-793 2,492
TOTAL 50,97647.9% 50,17947.1% 5,3765.0% 00.0% 797 106,531
Total R vote: 50,976 (47.9%)      Total D vote: 50,179 (47.1%)      Total Other vote: 5,376 (5.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $562,849 $1,244,875 $36,860
Total Receipts: $629,930 $1,223,981 $36,539
Cash on Hand: $45,861 $35,607 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $4,144 $8,730 $0
Loans by Candidate: $150,611 $95,000 $22,912
Total Individual Contributions: $342,408 $520,837 $9,933
Party Contributions: $0 $7,845 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $61,481 $585,366 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $5,338 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $160,682 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $5,338 $-160,682 $0
Net Spending: $568,187 $1,084,193 $36,860

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/27/2010

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Blake Farenthold
Total Disbursements: $562,849
Total Receipts: $629,930
Cash on Hand: $45,861
Candidate Contributions: $4,144
Candidate Loans: $150,611
Individual Contributions: $342,408
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $61,481
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $5,338
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $5,338
Net Spending: $568,187



Solomon Ortiz*
Total Disbursements: $1,244,875
Total Receipts: $1,223,981
Cash on Hand: $35,607
Candidate Contributions: $8,730
Candidate Loans: $95,000
Individual Contributions: $520,837
Party Contributions: $7,845
Other Committee Contributions: $585,366
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $160,682
Net Independent Expenditures: $-160,682
Net Spending: $1,084,193



Ed Mishou
Total Disbursements: $36,860
Total Receipts: $36,539
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $22,912
Individual Contributions: $9,933
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $36,860



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/27/2010


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   James Duerr 6,368 32.4% $51,365
2   Blake Farenthold 5,921 30.1% $562,849
3   Willie Vaden 4,268 21.7%
4   Jessica Puente-Bradshaw 3,097 15.8% $33,735
TOTAL VOTES 19,654    
Republican Runoff
1   Blake Farenthold 4,742 51.3%  
2   James Duerr 4,496 48.7%  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Solomon Ortiz* 21,948 100.0% $1,244,875
TOTAL VOTES 21,948