Democratic Reps. Green, Menefee advance to runoff in redrawn Texas district

Politics Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee heading to runoff in Texas' 18th Congressional District By Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 4:05 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will advance to a runoff in the race for Texas 18th Congressional District, CBS News projects.  Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee, a former Harris County Attorney, did not secure enough votes against several challengers to stave off a runoff in the Nov. 4 special election, sending him to the January runoff against Amanda Edwards — meaning he has been on the ballot three times in the past four months. The district had been redrawn during last summer's redistricting push, encompassing most of what had been Green's district, leading Green to run in the 18th District. Green has been in Congress since 2005. During President Trump's terms in the White House, Green has been a vocal antagonist against him. During Mr. Trump's speech before the joint session of Congress in 2025, Green was escorted from the House chamber after interrupting the speech, and the House later voted to censure him. And during Mr. Trump's State of the Union last week, Green was ejected again after holding a sign that said "Black People Aren't Apes," referencing a video Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social with racist footage of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Green was also among the federal lawmakers who pushed to remove Mr. Trump from office during his last term, introducing the first articles of impeachmen...