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Early voting in the runoff for the special election in Houston's 18 th Congressional District will run from Jan. 21-27, with Election Day set for Saturday, January 31 . The final contenders are acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, both Democrats. Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.

The 18 th Congressional District has long been a Democratic stronghold, but the runoff comes amid uncertainty over which congressional map Texas will use for the primaries in March.

If the U.S. Supreme Court rules Texas must use the state's 2021 congressional map, based on the 2020 census, the winner of the runoff is all but assured of winning the M

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