Longtime Democratic Representative Al Green, who had unsuccessfully filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump seven times, lost his primary runoff Tuesday night and will not win a 12th term.
The newly redrawn Texas 18th Congressional District saw Christian Menefee secure victory with 68.5% of the vote to Green’s 31.5%.
Green, 80, had represented Texas’ 9th Congressional District since 2005 before redistricting merged much of that district into the reconfigured 18th. He was censured by the House in March 2025 after repeatedly interrupting Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress by waving his cane while Trump was speaking. During this year’s State of the Union address, Green was escorted from the House chamber.
Menefee had represented the 18th Congressional District since winning a special election in January following the death of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Turner had served only two months after winning a special election to replace longtime Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in office in 2024.
While the seat remained vacant, Texas Republican lawmakers approved a redistricting plan that dramatically reshaped Houston-area congressional boundaries. The new map absorbed much of Green’s 9th District into the reconfigured 18th, setting up an unusual race between two incumbent Democrats.
Menefee advances to face Republican Ronald Whitfield in the November general election. The reconfigured district remains heavily Democratic and is likely to remain in the party’s control in November.
In other House runoffs across Texas on Tuesday night, John Bonck defeated Shelly deZevallos with 65.4% of the vote. Bonck, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, advances to face Democrat Melissa McDonough in November. He is seeking to replace Rep. Wesley Hunt, who ran for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat but lost in the Republican primary.
In Texas’ newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, Carlos De La Cruz defeated John Lujan with 57.5% of the vote. De La Cruz, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, advances to face Democrat and Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia in November. Garcia won a runoff Tuesday against housing activist and sex therapist Maureen Galindo, who faced criticism for antisemitic comments.
