TX-18: Early voting set to start for special election runoff in Texas' 18th Congressional District
Early voting in the special election runoff in Texas' 18th Congressional District begins Wednesday. The district, which currently winds around much of Houston, has been without representation since the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner last March. The choice in the runoff is between two other Democrats, former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards.
Early voting will take place from Jan. 21-27, with Election Day on Saturday, Jan. 31. Voting centers will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. each day during early voting and on Election Day. A complete list of voting centers is available at HarrisVotes.com.
"There are 17 early voting locations for early voting," said Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, who will oversee the voting. "Obviously, it’ll be over 60 on Election Day, and those early voting locations are strategically placed in the Congressional District 18 area or somewhere close."
Hudspeth stressed there has been some confusion over who is and is not able to vote in the runoff. Last year, the state legislature conducted a mid-decade round of redistricting under pressure from President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott. The 18th Congressional District saw its boundaries expanded to incorporate parts of southern Houston and Fort Bend County that previously were part of Texas' 9th District.
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