The Winner
If you live in Texas's 27th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race. The AP called the race at 11:21 p.m. on Nov. 3; vote totals are still being counted and have not yet been certified, according to official results from the Elections Division, Office of the Texas Secretary of State.
The Race
Tanya Lloyd, the Democratic opponent, won her party's March 3, 2026 primary with about 63.1 percent of the vote, ahead of Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza (about 29.4 percent) and Wayne Raasch (about 7.5 percent). Cook Political Report rated the seat "Solid Republican" heading into Election Day, a rating Inside Elections shared.
Texas's 27th Congressional District has about 777,664 residents, with Hispanic residents making up about 54.6 percent of the population, the largest share among the racial and ethnic groups listed, according to Geographies data for the district. The district has a median household income of about $68,100, a median age of about 38, and about 21.4 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 4.8 percent and about 15.7 percent of residents live below the poverty line. The district spans 29 counties, including Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria and Brazos, among others, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
What's Next
Michael Cloud is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, as established by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Cloud introduced the Ending Patient Runaround Act, which he says would increase transparency and patients' control over their health-insurance coverage, according to Congressman Michael Cloud's official House website, which announced the bill in a press release dated Oct. 26, 2026.
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