Former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s term after defeating former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards in a special runoff election Saturday, according to unofficial results.
The Associated Press called the race for Menefee as he led with 67% of the vote from early returns and half of Election Day voting centers.
The runoff ends the long wait for representation that Houstonians in the 18th Congressional District have endured since Turner died in March, just two months into his first term. Residents of the district have gone 11 months without a member of Congress, after Gov. Greg Abbott set the first round of the special election in November — to the chagrin of Democrats.
