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2014Final results

2014 election for Texas's 27th District

U.S. House · Texas

Blake Farenthold (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Wesley Reed (D) by 29.9 points.

Blake FarentholdRepublican · winner
63.6%83,342
Wesley ReedDemocrat
33.7%44,152
Roxanne SimonsonLibertarian
2.7%3,553
131,047 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+19.62008R+0.72010R+17.52012R+29.92014R+23.42016R+20.72018 special election

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.

Wesley ReedBlake Farenthold
$301.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$315.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
-$14.4K
Cash on hand
$47K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Blake Farenthold (R)Wesley Reed (D)

Also on the ballot: Roxanne Simonson (Libertarian), 2.7%