2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 27th District
U.S. House · Texas
Solomon Ortiz (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Pat Ahumada (R) by 29.4 points.
Solomon OrtizDemocrat · winner
63.4%102,088
Pat AhumadaRepublican
33.9%54,660
William BunchLibertarian
2.7%4,324
161,072 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Solomon OrtizPat Ahumada
$527.4K
Raised by the campaign
$39.7K
$428.6K
Spent by the campaign
$39.1K
$191.8K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000