2012Final results
2012 election for Texas's 27th District
U.S. House · Texas
Blake Farenthold (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Rose Meza Harrison (D) by 17.5 points.
Blake FarentholdRepublican · winner
56.8%120,684
Rose Meza HarrisonDemocrat
39.2%83,395
Bret BaldwinIndependent
2.5%5,354
Corrie ByrdLibertarian
1.5%3,218
212,651 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 2012
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.
Rose Meza HarrisonBlake Farenthold
$399.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$390.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$8.7K
Cash on hand
$1.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Bret Baldwin $101.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Blake Farenthold (R)Rose Meza Harrison (D)
Also on the ballot: Bret Baldwin (Independent), 2.5%; Corrie Byrd (Libertarian), 1.5%