District 18 Runoff Election Results: Christian Menefee vs. Amanda Edwards

The two candidates are competing to fill Houston’s long-vacant congressional seat.
ABC13 Houston

District 18 voters head to the polls in pivotal runoff election after winter storm poll closures

Saturday is the last day for CD18 voters to cast their ballot and decide between Former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards and former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee.

Texas 18th Congressional District Runoff 2026: Latest Polls

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member, are competing in a runoff election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, a safely Democratic seat left vacant by Representative Sylvester Turner’s death in March 2025.
Houston Public Media

Houston voters will finally pick the next representative in the 18th Congressional District

Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing in a special election runoff Saturday to complete the term of late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last March.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points, CNN projects

Democrats notched another victory Saturday in special elections during President Donald Trump’s second term, flipping a seat in the Texas Senate that Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet leads Republican Leigh Wambsganss in early vote for State Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County

Democrat Taylor Rehmet holds a nearly 5,700‑vote advantage over Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the race to fill the seat vacated by former Sen. Kelly Hancock, with Election Day results expected later tonight.