Menefee received 68.6% of votes (21,678) while Green received 31.4% (9,930) with 61% of votes counted. The Associated Press called the election for Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. Both candidates were top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither earned enough support to avoid a runoff. Menefee previously won a special election earlier in the year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death and ran again to keep the seat for the term starting in 2027. Green represented Houston’s 9th Congressional District for two decades before running in the 18th after redistricting. The race intensified after the March primary, with Green accusing Menefee of accepting contributions from a crypto super PAC and Menefee calling Green’s remarks desperate. Menefee said the victory belonged to district residents and urged Texas voters to change state leadership. Menefee will face Republican nominee Ronald Whitfield in November.
"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."
"Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death. Menefee had to run again to keep the seat for the term starting in 2027. Green represented Houston's 9th Congressional District for two decades before running in the 18th after Texas lawmakers redrew his old seat to favor Republicans."
"Green said Menefee made a "deal with the devil" for accepting campaign contributions from a crypto super PAC. Menefee said Green's comments were "desperate" and came from someone who's "been in office 20 years and they were down on the first ballot." "Tonight belongs to the people of this district," Menefee said in a statement Tuesday night. "This is your victory, and I will spend every day in Washington making sure it means something.""
""Republicans have made this hard on purpose," he added. "In November, we have the opportunity to change the leadership of this state, and I am calling on every voter in Texas to seize it." Menefee will face Republican nominee Ronald Whitfield, a political newcomer, in the November election."
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