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AXIOS (Jay R. Jordan) - Al Green loses primary to Christian Menefee after Houston House seat redrawn

U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff for Houston's newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Why it matters: Menefee's victory is set to end Green's two-decade run in Congress. State of play: Menefee received 68.6% (21,678 votes), while Green received 31.4% (9,930 votes) with 61% of votes counted, per the Associated Press . The AP called the election in favor of Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. - The two were the top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff. Catch up quick: Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death . -…

U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff for Houston's newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Why it matters: Menefee's victory is set to end Green's two-decade run in Congress. State of play: Menefee received 68.6% (21,678 votes), while Green received 31.4% (9,930 votes) with 61% of votes counted, per the Associated Press . The AP called the election in favor of Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. - The two were the top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff. Catch up quick: Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death . -…Open

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/local/houston/2026/05/27/houston-christian-menefee-al-green-primary-runoff-results
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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "Come to work": A primary fight between House Democrats in Texas turns nasty

The race between Reps. Al Green (D-Texas) and Christian Menefee (D-Texas) for a Houston-based U.S. House seat quickly went from largely cordial to venomous on Wednesday after the two were forced into a head-to-head primary . Why it matters: Green and Menefee will now have to spend the next 12 weeks campaigning against each other while simultaneously serving together in Congress. - "I am challenging Mr. Menefee to a debate ... right away, but I also challenge him to come to work," Green told Axios on Wednesday, citing the fact that Menefee missed nine of his first 29 roll call votes. - Menefee dismissed his opponent's attack as "desperate." Driving the news: Green and Menefee both failed to clear 50% in Tuesday's free-for-all primary,…

The race between Reps. Al Green (D-Texas) and Christian Menefee (D-Texas) for a Houston-based U.S. House seat quickly went from largely cordial to venomous on Wednesday after the two were forced into a head-to-head primary . Why it matters: Green and Menefee will now have to spend the next 12 weeks campaigning against each other while simultaneously serving together in Congress. - "I am challenging Mr. Menefee to a debate ... right away, but I also challenge him to come to work," Green told Axios on Wednesday, citing the fact that Menefee missed nine of his first 29 roll call votes. - Menefee dismissed his opponent's attack as "desperate." Driving the news: Green and Menefee both failed to clear 50% in Tuesday's free-for-all primary,…Open

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/al-green-christian-menefee-texas-primary-houston
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