The race to fill Texas’s 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a January runoff between Amanda Edwards and Christian Menefee . The winner will serve the remainder of the 2025–26 term under the current district map before new congressional boundaries take effect ahead of the March 2026 primary. The runoff victor is expected to seek another full term and will likely face longtime Congressman Al Green, who has confirmed he will run for Congress in the newly redrawn TX-18 district.

On Friday, November 7, 2025, Congressman Al Green released a statement emphasizing his continued commitment to represent his constituents amid Texas’s redistricting changes. Green, who has served the 9th Congressional District since 2005, said he has spent years—alongside the late Congresswoman Sheila J

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