2016Final results
2016 election for Texas's 27th District
U.S. House · Texas
Blake Farenthold (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Raul (Roy) Barrera (D) by 23.4 points.
Blake FarentholdRepublican · winner
61.7%142,251
Raul (Roy) BarreraDemocrat
38.3%88,330
230,581 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Raul (Roy) BarreraBlake Farenthold
$23.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$20.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$37.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016