Texas 18th Runoff Sets Up Al Green vs. Christian Menefee After Tight Primary

Overview

• Neither candidate cleared a majority on Super Tuesday, with Christian Menefee at about 46% and Al Green at about 44%, sending the race to a May runoff.
• Menefee, newly sworn in after a February special election, said he has cast dozens of votes, hired staff, and begun constituent work, asserting he is "on the job."
• Green criticized Menefee for missing several roll-call votes in February and for skipping a classified briefing on Iran, contrasting that with his own two decades of service and a reported 97% voting record.
• Green told Fox News Digital that about $1.5 million from the crypto industry targeted his campaign, pressed for an immediate debate, and alleged Menefee missed an entire week of votes.
• The matchup stems from GOP-led redistricting that shifted Houston districts, prompting Green to run in the more Democratic 18th and creating a contest between two Black Democratic incumbents in a district long considered a party stronghold.