Texas District Heads to Runoff Between 2 Well-Known Local Democrats

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Texas District Heads to Runoff Between 2 Well-Known Local Democrats

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced he was leading in the Texas 18th Congressional District race at a watch party held at The Spot Eado lounge in Houston, on Nov. 4, 2025. Darlene McCormick Sanchez /The Epoch Times

HOUSTON—Two well-known local Democrats will face each other in a runoff election to fill Texas Congressional District 18, which has remained vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died in office.

The top two vote getters were Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards. With 78 percent of the votes counted, Menefee received 29.4 percent of the total, compared to Edwards’s 25.7 percent.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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