{"id":53329,"date":"2025-11-17T19:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/53329\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:27:11","slug":"january-2026-date-set-for-texas-18th-congressional-district-runoff-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/53329\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 date set for Texas 18th Congressional District runoff election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(From left to right): Former Houston City Council member and U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election for Texas 18th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The runoff election is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The seat has been vacant since the passing of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">During the Nov. 4 elections, Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards emerged as the top two candidates amid the crowded field of 16, but since neither candidate received 50% of the vote, it advanced to a runoff election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Menefee led with 29% to the vote, with Amanda Edwards emerging with 26% of the vote following Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The winner of the runoff will serve for the remainder of Turner\u2019s term, <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Early voting will begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Author<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/JB2Q1RZ712JI7KLO0BEWWLE7PS\/\" title=\"View Christian Terry&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Terry<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. 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