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Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2025 (Menefee vs. Edwards runoff)

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Amanda Edwards and Robert Slater (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024. Lana Centonze defeated Aaron ... Read More

Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Read More

Did Texas Republicans Overplay Their Hand on Redistricting?

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed. Read More

Election Night Results: Predictability in Texas, Predictably Angry Trump in D.C.

On Tuesday, 17 constitutional amendments were on the statewide ballot. Additionally, special elections were held in certain parts of the state for House and Senate seats, and some districts selected ... Read More

Texas governor sets Jan. 31 runoff date for Houston’s 18th Congressional District special election

Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards will face each other in the special election runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. Texas ... Read More

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of r ... Read More

Houston’s 18th Congressional District will have 2 elections in 32 days. Voters may be befuddled

A large swath of Houstonians will cast their ballots on Jan. 31 to decide who will represent them in the 18 th Congressional District, a seat that’s been vacant since early March. A little more than a ... Read More

What Texas constitutional amendments passed? Results from Election Day 2025

Story has been updated with the latest results. The polls have closed and Texans have made their voices heard. Millions of voters in Texas turned out for Tuesday's state constitutional amendments ... Read More

Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins U.S. House special election in Tennessee

A military veteran and former state general services commissioner from Nashville, Van Epps defeated Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn to represent the 7th Congressional District. Read More