2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election

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2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election
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Texas's 18th congressional district
U.S. Representative before election

Sylvester Turner
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

TBD

A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 18th congressional district is likely to be held in 2025. The seat became vacant following the death of Democrat Sylvester Turner on March 5, 2025. It is considered a safely Democratic district. This will be the second special election to this seat in under a year following the 2024 special election.

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Background

United States Congressman Sylvester Turner died in office on March 5, 2025, from "health complications", according to a statement released by his family. [1] [2] Turner was elected in 2024 to Congress after serving as a two-term mayor of Houston. [2] District 18 is a deeply blue urban district, with Turner winning the district with 69.4% of the vote. [3]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Potential

See also

References

  1. ↑ Church, Abby; Warren, Peter (March 5, 2025). "Longtime Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70, months after winning U.S. House seat". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Lozano, Juan A. (March 5, 2025). "US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70". Associated Press . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Brittany (March 5, 2025). "What's next for 18th Congressional District after Sylvester Turner's passing?". KPRC-TV . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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