Summary
Houston voters will hold a special runoff election to fill a vacant U.S. House seat after their representative passed away. Two Democrats, Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards, are running to replace Sylvester Turner. The election will temporarily reduce the Republican majority in the House.
Key Facts
- A special runoff election will take place in Houston to fill a U.S. House seat.
- Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman, died in March 2025, leaving the seat vacant.
- Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are the Democratic candidates in the runoff.
- The special election was needed because no candidate won the majority in the initial race.
- The election will temporarily decrease the Republican majority in the House.
- Voters in the Fort Worth area will also elect a new state senator.
- There are currently three other vacant congressional seats in California, Georgia, and New Jersey.
