Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2026

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Texas' 27th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2025
Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 27th Congressional District of Texas, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
• Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Dan McQueen is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dan McQueen (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Tanya Lloyd is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tanya Lloyd

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud and Brandon Hawbaker are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Cloud
		Brandon Hawbaker

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carl Segan (R)

Candidate profiles

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• Dan McQueen

Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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• Dan McQueen

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Michael Cloud	Republican Party	$324,582	$266,565	$194,895	As of June 30, 2025
Tanya Lloyd	Democratic Party	$4,227	$2,220	$2,194	As of June 30, 2025
Brandon Hawbaker	Republican Party	$5,098	$2,360	$2,738	As of June 30, 2025
Dan McQueen	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/23/2025	9/16/2025	9/9/2025	9/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Tanya Lloyd in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	66.0	183,980
		Tanya Lloyd (D)	34.0	94,596

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,576
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Scott Loyd (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Tanya Lloyd defeated Anthony Tristan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tanya Lloyd	53.3	10,305
		Anthony Tristan	46.7	9,013

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,318
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Scott Mandel, Luis Espindola, and Chris Mapp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	74.6	53,304
		Scott Mandel	15.1	10,791
		Luis Espindola	5.4	3,838
		Chris Mapp	5.0	3,553

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,486
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2022

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Maclovio Perez Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	64.4	133,416
		Maclovio Perez Jr. (D)	35.6	73,611

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,027
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Maclovio Perez Jr. defeated Anthony Tristan and Victor Melgoza in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maclovio Perez Jr.	59.1	13,044
		Anthony Tristan	26.0	5,733
		Victor Melgoza	14.9	3,289

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,066
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated A.J. Louderback, Chris Mapp, Andrew Alvarez, and Eric Mireles in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	72.5	45,741
		A.J. Louderback	12.2	7,704
		Chris Mapp	7.2	4,542
		Andrew Alvarez	4.2	2,648
		Eric Mireles	3.9	2,478

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,113
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2020

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Ricardo De La Fuente and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	63.1	172,305
		Ricardo De La Fuente (D)	34.9	95,466
		Phil Gray (L)	2.0	5,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,253
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Ricardo De La Fuente defeated Charlie Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricardo De La Fuente	61.4	20,767
		Charlie Jackson	38.6	13,030

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,797
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	100.0	60,945

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Lawrence (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 27

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)

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