Tanya Lloyd, a teacher who was the Democratic nominee for Texas's 27th congressional district in 2024, is again the party's nominee in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Michael Cloud.
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2026 race
Tanya Lloyd, a teacher who was the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2024, is again the party's nominee in the 2026 election for Texas's 27th congressional district, which stretches across the Coastal Bend from Corpus Christi and Victoria to the southern and eastern suburbs of Austin.
The incumbent is Republican Michael Cloud, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2024 and won the 2026 Republican primary with 73.0%. Lloyd won the Democratic primary with 63.1% of the vote, defeating U.S. Navy veteran Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza and teacher Wayne Raasch.
In the November 3, 2026, general election Lloyd faces Cloud, and independent Dan McQueen, a former mayor of Corpus Christi, also appears on the ballot.