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Former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee has won a special runoff election for a vacant, deep-blue House seat in Texas, NBC News projects, besting former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwa
By Richard Cowan and Robin Respaut WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, the Associated Press reported,
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority.
Democrat Christian Menefee, a former Harris County Attorney, won the special election runoff in Texas’ 18th Congressional District, ending a long vacancy and narrowing Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority in the US House.
Rehmet will represent parts of the northern Tarrant County seat. The district was previously represented by Republican Kelly Hancock and elected Donald Trump in 2024
President Donald Trump on Sunday denied he was involved in a Texas special election for a state Senate seat after reiterating his endorsement of the Republican candidate one day before the race. In two Truth Social posts on Friday,
Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.