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A special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District has been called for Nov. 4 – which will be nearly eight months after the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner left the Houston seat vacant.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/04/07/518132/texas-governor-calls-november-special-election-for-houstons-vacant-congressional-seat/

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Sylvester Turner chosen as Democratic nominee for Texas’ 18th Congressional District in November

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/08/13/496558/sylvester-turner-chosen-as-democratic-nominee-for-texas-18th-congressional-district-in-november/

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has reclaimed the Democratic mantle that she’s long held in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. She fended off a well-funded primary challenge by former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/06/479770/sheila-jackson-lee-wins-renomination-fending-off-challenge-from-amanda-edwards/

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Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is fighting to keep the seat she’s held for nearly three decades.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/27/478836/sheila-jackson-lee-amanda-edwards-likely-heading-to-photo-finish-in-tx-18-democratic-primary/

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Amanda Edwards outraised Sheila Jackson Lee by more than 10-to-1 in the last quarter, FEC filings reveal

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/02/02/476314/amanda-edwards-outraised-sheila-jackson-lee-by-more-than-10-to-1-in-the-last-quarter-fec-filings-reveal/

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Jackson Lee has been one of Houston’s most high-profile representatives for several decades and typically has not had serious primary challengers. That will be different in 2024.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2023/12/12/472139/texass-18th-congressional-district-turns-competitive/

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