# Texas Senate, District 27

District 27 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bee, Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, San Patricio, and Willacy counties and portions of Hidalgo and Nueces counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
The current senator from District 27 is Adam Hinojosa.

## Biggest cities in the district

District 27 has a population of 786,946 with 524,120 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.
| | Name | County | Pop. |
| 1 | Brownsville | Cameron | 175,023 |
| 2 | Harlingen | Cameron | 64,849 |
| 3 | Pharr | Hidalgo | 55,332 |
| 4 | Weslaco | Hidalgo | 35,670 |
| 5 | San Juan | Hidalgo | 33,856 |

## Election history

Election history of District 27 from 1992.

### 2024

Texas general election, 2024: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Adam Hinojosa | 126,073 | 49.38 | −0.43 |
| | Democratic | Morgan LaMantia (Incumbent) | 123,305 | 48.29 | −1.90 |
| | Green | Hunter Crow | 5,956 | 2.33 | +2.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,768 | 1.08 | +0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 255,334 | 100.00 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Morgan LaMantia | 88,037 | 50.19 | −14.62 |
| | Republican | Adam Hinojosa | 87,378 | 49.81 | +14.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 0.38 | −29.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,415 | 100.00 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 134,035 | 64.81 | −35.19 |
| | Republican | Vanessa Tijerina | 72,768 | 35.19 | +35.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,267 | 29.62 | −70.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,803 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 135,945 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135,945 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,945 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 113,542 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113,542 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,542 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 111,596 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111,596 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,596 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 89,984 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,984 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,984 | | +46.60 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 61,382 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,382 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,382 | | −34.73 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 94,042 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94,042 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,042 | | +16.30 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 80,865 | 100.00 | +33.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,865 | 100.00 | +66.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,865 | | +1.44 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 53,194 | 66.73 | −33.27 |
| | Republican | Ismael Moran | 26,527 | 33.27 | +33.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,667 | 33.45 | −66.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,721 | | −1.53 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 27 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ✓ | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 33,467 | 70.56 |
| | Miguel Wise | 13,964 | 29.44 |
| Majority | Majority | 19,503 | 41.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 47,431 | |

### 1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 27 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 80,961 | 100.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,961 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,961 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 27 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa | 25,132 | 42.67 |
| ✓ | Eddie Lucio, Jr. (Incumbent) | 33,765 | 57.33 |
| Majority | Majority | 8,633 | 14.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 58,897 | |

## District officeholders

| Legislature | Senator, District 27 | Counties in District |
| 5 | Claiborne Kyle | Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays. |
| 6 | Henry Eustace McCulloch | Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays. |
| 7 | Henry Eustace McCulloch | Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays. |
| 8 | Thomas Hinds Duggan | Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays. |
| 9 | John N. Houston | Bell, Burnet, Lampasas, Milam, Williamson. |
| 10 | John A. Heiskell | Bell, Burnet, Lampasas, Milam, Williamson. |
| 11 | William Cornelius Dalrymple | Bell, Burnet, Lampasas, Milam, Williamson. |
| 12 | Thomas H. Baker | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe. |
| 13 | Thomas H. Baker | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe. |
| 14 | John Ireland | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays. |
| 15 | Wells Thompson | Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca. |
| 16 | Samuel C. Patton | Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca. |
| 17 | Samuel C. Patton | Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca. |
| 18 | Norman G. Collins | Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Nueces, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 19 | E. F. Hall | Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Nueces, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 20 | Francis E. MacManus | Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Nueces, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 21 | Edwin Augustus Atlee | Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Nueces, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 22 | Edwin Augustus Atlee | Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Nueces, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 23 | Woodson H. Browning | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas. |
| 24 | William L. Harrison | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas. |
| 25 | William L. Harrison | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas. |
| 26 | D. E. Patterson | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas. |
| 27 | D. E. Patterson | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas. |
| 28 | Robert W. Martin | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 29 | Robert W. Martin | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 30 | Earle Bradford Mayfield | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 31 | Earle Bradford Mayfield | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 32 | Earle Bradford Mayfield | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 33 | Earle Bradford Mayfield Charles W. Taylor | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 34 | Hugh Harris | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 35 | Aaron C. Buchanan | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 36 | Aaron C. Buchanan | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 37 | Aaron C. Buchanan | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 38 | John W. Thomas | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton. |
| 39 | Archie Parr | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 40 | Archie Parr | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 41 | Archie Parr | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 42 | Archie Parr | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 43 | Archie Parr | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 44 | Jim Neal | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 45 | Jim Neal | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 46 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 47 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 48 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 49 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 50 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 51 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 52 | Rogers Kelley | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala. |
| 53 | Rogers Kelley | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 54 | Rogers Kelley | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 55 | Hubert R. Hudson | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 56 | Hubert R. Hudson | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 57 | Hubert R. Hudson | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 58 | James Bates | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 59 | James Bates | Cameron, Hidalgo. |
| 60 | James Bates | All of Hidalgo. Portion of Cameron. |
| 61 | James Bates | All of Hidalgo. Portion of Cameron. |
| 62 | James Bates | All of Hidalgo. Portion of Cameron. |
| 63 | Raul L. Longoria | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells. |
| 64 | Raul L. Longoria | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells. |
| 65 | Raul L. Longoria | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells. |
| 66 | Raul L. Longoria | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells. |
| 67 | Raul L. Longoria Hector Uribe | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells. |
| 68 | Hector Uribe | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 69 | Hector Uribe | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 70 | Hector Uribe | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 71 | Hector Uribe | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 72 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 73 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 74 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 75 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 76 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 77 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 78 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 79 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 80 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 81 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 82 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 83 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 84 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 85 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 86 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 87 | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | All of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy. Portion of Hidalgo. |
| 88 | Morgan LaMantia | All of Bee, Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, San Patricio, Willacy. Portions of Hidalgo, Nueces. |
| 89 | Adam Hinojosa | All of Bee, Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, San Patricio, Willacy. Portions of Hidalgo, Nueces. |