HOUSTON—Two well-known local Democrats will face each other in a runoff election to fill Texas Congressional District 18, which has remained vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died in office.
The top two vote getters were Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards. With 78 percent of the votes counted, Menefee received 29.4 percent of the total, compared to Edwards’s 25.7 percent.
The Associated Press determined that the race will advance to a runoff election since no candidate will receive more than 50 percent of the vote.
State Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-District 147), who was also considered a top candidate for the seat, received 18.7 percent of the vote total….