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Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Christian Menefee won with 67% of the vote in a runoff to fill a deep-blue Houston district seat, narrowing the U.S. House GOP majority to 218-214.
- Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans' majority.
- Menefee prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member.
- He will serve the remainder of the term of the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in March 2025.
- Edwards criticized the long vacancy, stating that voters have gone too long without a voice in Washington.
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Democrat Christian Menefee wins U.S. House election in Texas, narrowing slim GOP majority
Menefee will replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, who died in March 2025. The seat representing the heavily Democratic Houston-based district has been vacant for nearly a year.
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Christian Menefee Wins Texas Special Election As Dems Cut Into GOP's U.S. House Majority
Democrats regained a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Saturday after winning a special election in Texas. Although the outcome of the election was not surprising, its impact is significant for a closely divided House. It also sets up an upcoming showdown between Democrats as redistricting narrows the space for the party in Texas, which may have larger implications for determining control of the U.S. House in November. View this post on …
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