DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2010

Solomon Ortiz

Solomon Ortiz ran in 15 elections between 1982 and 2010, winning 14. Served in the U.S. House (TX-27).

Career

Offices held, and every time Ortiz was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, TX-27Out of office

Margin: how far Ortiz finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2010	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Lost	Blake Farenthold (R), Ed Mishou (L)	47.1%	R+0.7	$1.2M
2008	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	William Willie Vaden (R), Robert E. Powell (L)	58%	D+19.6	$797.4K
2006	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	William Willie Vaden (R), Robert E. Powell (L)	56.8%	D+17.9	$702.8K
2004	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	William Willie Vaden (R), Christopher J. Claytor (L)	63.1%	D+28.2	$607.3K
2002	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Pat Ahumada (R), Christopher J. Claytor (L)	61.1%	D+24.6	$446.1K
2000	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Pat Ahumada (R), William Bunch (L)	63.4%	D+29.4	$527.4K
1998	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Erol A. Stone (R), Mark G. Pretz (L)	63.3%	D+28.1	$384.8K
1996	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Joe Gardner (R), Kevin G. Richardson (NLP)	64.6%	D+30.8	$405.7K
1994	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Erol A. Stone (R)	59.4%	D+18.8	$304.8K
1992	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Jam Kimbrough (R), Charles Henry Schoonover (L)	55.5%	D+12.9	$292.4K
1990	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$235.2K
1988	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$198.2K
1986	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$191.2K
1984	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Richard Moore (R)	63.6%	D+27.3	$320K
1982	U.S. House, TX-27	General	Won	Jason Luby (R), Steven R. Roberts (L)	64%	D+30.2	$310K