2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Texas's 27th District
U.S. House · Texas
Blake Farenthold (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Solomon Ortiz (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Blake FarentholdRepublican · winner
47.9%50,976
Solomon OrtizDemocrat
47.1%50,179
Ed MishouLibertarian
5.0%5,376
106,531 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 2010
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 OrtizBlake Farenthold
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$629.9K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$562.8K
$35.6K
Cash on hand
$45.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Ed Mishou $36.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010