Al Green loses primary to Christian Menefee after Houston House seat redrawn
Summary
Christian Menefee won the Democratic runoff election for Houston’s new 18th Congressional District, defeating Al Green. Menefee will face a Republican challenger in the November general election.Key Facts
- Christian Menefee defeated Al Green with about 69% of the vote in the Democratic runoff.
- The seat is Houston’s newly redrawn 18th Congressional District.
- Al Green represented Houston’s 9th District for 20 years before redistricting changed his district.
- Menefee previously won a special election to fill a vacant seat earlier this year.
- Green criticized Menefee for accepting campaign money from a crypto super PAC.
- Menefee called the election a victory for the district’s people and urged voters to change Texas leadership in November.
- Menefee will run against Republican Ronald Whitfield in the November election.
- The redrawn districts have made it harder for some Democrats to win in Texas.
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