2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election

2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election
November 4, 2025
Texas's 18th congressional district
U.S. Representative before election

Sylvester Turner
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

TBD

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A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 18th congressional district will be held on November 4, 2025. The seat became vacant following the death of Democrat Sylvester Turner on March 5, 2025. It is considered a safely Democratic district. This will be the second special election to this seat in almost one year, the first being held in November 2024.

Background

Incumbent Sylvester Turner died in office on March 5, 2025, from "health complications", according to a statement released by his family.[1][2] Turner was elected in 2024 to Congress after serving as a two-term mayor of Houston.[2] District 18 is a deeply blue urban district, with Turner winning the district with 69.4% of the vote.[3] More than a month later, Governor Greg Abbott called for the special election to take place on November 4.[4] Texas has no legal deadline for when special elections must take place, and many Democrats criticized Abbott, alleging he intentionally delayed the election to aid congressional Republicans, who hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.[5][6] This special election will be conducted with a nonpartisan primary with all candidates on the ballot followed by a runoff held on a later date if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Earnest Clayton[15]
  • Laverne Crump[16]
  • Stephen Huey, healthcare software engineer[17]
  • Kivan Polimis, data scientist[18]
  • Lizette Prestwich[19]
  • Selena Samuel, small business owner[20]

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Filed paperwork

American Solidarity Party

Declared

Independents

Declared

  • George Foreman IV, television personality and son of professional boxer George Foreman[32]

Filed paperwork

  • Khristopher Beal[33]
  • Chance Davis[34]
  • Deshon Porter[35]
  • Tejas Tuppera[36]
  • Derrell Sherrod Turner[37]

Endorsements

Christian Menefee (D)
U.S. Representatives
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Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Amanda Edwards (D) $375,023 $25,337 $350,900
Isaiah Martin (D) $71,728 $28,075 $218,288
Christian Menefee (D) $391,603 $16,815 $374,787
Robert Slater (D) $399,718 $8,075 $391,288
Source: Federal Election Commission[43]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Under Texas's resign-to-run law, Menefee was required to resign his seat when he entered the congressional race. However, he will remain in office in an acting capacity until the Harris County Board of Commissioners appoints a replacement.[11]
  2. ^ County executive

References

  1. ^ Church, Abby; Warren, Peter (March 5, 2025). "Longtime Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70, months after winning U.S. House seat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Lozano, Juan A. (March 5, 2025). "US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70". Associated Press. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Mueller, Julia (April 7, 2025). "Abbott sets November special election to replace Sylvester Turner in House". The Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (March 7, 2025). "Gov. Abbott could delay setting special election in Houston to help D.C. Republicans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  6. ^ Oppenheim, Oren; Osteen, Olivia; Peller, Lauren (April 8, 2025). "Texas governor under fire after pushing special election to November". ABC News. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (April 24, 2025). "Morning Digest: Dick Durbin announces retirement after four decades in Congress". Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  8. ^ Towery, April (April 17, 2025). "Acres Homes Community Advocate Launches Bid for Congressional District 18". Houston Press. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  9. ^ Church, Abby (March 19, 2025). "Former Houston council member Amanda Edwards announces bid to replace Sylvester Turner in Congress". Houston Chronicle.
  10. ^ Guo, Kayla (June 5, 2025). "Texas Rep. Jolanda Jones announces bid to succeed Sylvester Turner in Congress". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Church, Abby (March 17, 2025). "With Christian Menefee running for U.S. Congress, what happens to the Harris County attorney seat?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Kelly, Cara (March 17, 2025). "Isaiah Martin Roasts MAGA Creators on TikTok. Now He's Running for Congress". The Barbed Wire. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  13. ^ Church, Abby (March 15, 2025). "Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee vying for Sylvester Turner's House seat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  14. ^ Williams-Quezada, Nicole (June 5, 2025). "State Rep. Jolanda Jones to campaign for seat left vacant by congressman's death". KAMR-TV. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "CLAYTON, EARNEST - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. March 23, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  16. ^ "CRUMP, LAVERNE BARLETTE MS - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. March 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "HUEY, STEPHEN - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  18. ^ "POLIMIS, KIVAN - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. March 19, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  19. ^ "PRESTWICH, LIZETTE - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  20. ^ "SAMUEL, SELENA - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. March 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  21. ^ Bugenhagen, Faith (March 19, 2025). "Battle for Texas Congressional District 18 ignites as Abbott delays election call". Chron.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025. Houston City Council At-Large member Dr. Letitia Plummer...has not formally announced yet but told Chron that she is considering the possibility of the role.
  22. ^ Schneider, Andrew (June 6, 2025). "State Rep. Jolanda Jones enters race for Texas' 18th Congressional District". KUHT. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  23. ^ Taylor, Brittany (March 5, 2025). "What's next for 18th Congressional District after Sylvester Turner's passing?". KPRC-TV. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  24. ^ a b Bugenhagen, Faith (March 17, 2025). "Christian Menefee vies for Congress with Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter by his side". Chron.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  25. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. May 23, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025. I'm running to flip TX-18 RED this November 4th!
  26. ^ "MONTIEL, CARMEN". fec.gov. April 15, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  27. ^ "SAJNA, CYRUS MR". fec.gov. November 17, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  28. ^ "Cyrus Sajna Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress". U.S. Term Limits. April 7, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  29. ^ "BERRY, ALLEN D DR - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. April 17, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  30. ^ "PORTER, DESHON - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  31. ^ Winger, Richard (June 3, 2025). "American Solidarity Party Plans to Place Candidate on Ballot for Special U.S. House Election in Texas". Ballot Access News. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  32. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (June 30, 2025). "George Foreman IV to run for Congress in Houston district". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  33. ^ "BEAL, KHRISTOPHER W". fec.gov. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  34. ^ "DAVIS, CHANCE". fec.gov. March 5, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  35. ^ "PORTER, DESHON". fec.gov. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  36. ^ "TUPPERA, TEJAS". fec.gov. March 17, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  37. ^ "TURNER, DERRELL SHERROD". fec.gov. March 13, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (March 19, 2025). "Morning Digest, sponsored by Liftoff Campaigns: New Hampshire might finally abandon its last-in-the-nation primary". The Downballot. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  39. ^ a b c d Elbein, Saul (April 24, 2025). "National progressives back Houston attorney who fought GOP in court in Texas special election". The Hill. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  40. ^ a b Church, Abby (March 18, 2025). "Christian Menefee endorsed by some of state's top Democrats in congressional campaign's first day". Houston Chronicle.
  41. ^ Church, Abby (March 20, 2025). "Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has endorsed Christian Menefee in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  42. ^ "Press Statements & Endorsements". Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  43. ^ "2026 Election United States House - Texas 18th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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