Democratic Rep. Al Green unseated by Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas primary with two incumbents
Menefee won 68.6% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, after redistricting forced the two Houston Democrats into a runoff.
- Rep. Christian Menefee defeated Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 18th Congressional District following redistricting that merged parts of their Houston-area districts.
- The Texas Legislature redrew congressional districts, merging parts of two Houston-area districts, which caused incumbents Menefee and Green to compete against each other,.
- The 18th District remains reliably Democratic after redistricting, making Menefee's win likely to continue in the November general election,.
- Menefee criticized the redistricting and Governor Greg Abbott for forcing two Black leaders into the same district, calling it a harmful or horrible situation for their communities,.
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Rep. Al Green defeated by freshman Rep. Christian Menefee in a generational primary runoff contest
Rep. Christian Menefee has defeated veteran Rep. Al Green in a generational Democratic primary runoff for a newly created congressional district following Republican redistricting.
Trump says he'll miss Al Green's SOTU antics after primary loss
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Christian Menefee's Win Foreshadows Fights to Come Across the South
It’s only fitting that the last campaign video Congressman Al Green posted to Facebook—far and away the most-used social media platform among senior citizens—featured “Let’s Stay Together,” the greatest hit by the other Al Green, the last of the great soul singers, about a smooth talker imploring his lover to stay by his side, “whether times are good or bad.” But not even 1970s sensuality was enough to keep about 69 percent of voters in Texas’ …
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Texas redistricting toppled a longstanding Democratic incumbent Tuesday when Rep. Christian Menefee upset Rep. Al Green in a Houston-area runoff that pitted two sitting House Democrats against each other. Rep. Al Green, one of Congress’s most vociferous Trump foes, lost his Democratic runoff to fellow Texas Rep. Christian Menefee after redistricting disrupted congressional lines in the Houston area. The battle for Texas’s heavily Democratic 18th…
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