The ultra-thin Republican House majority became smaller after Democrat Christian Menefee won a special election for a seat in Texas.
Menefee won a special election in Texas’ 18th Congressional District.
He defeated Amanda Edwards to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, who passed away in March 2025.
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Republicans now hold a 218-214 majority in the lower legislative chamber.
The honor of a lifetime. Thank you, TX-18. pic.twitter.com/CtXwDCthF1
— Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) February 1, 2026
Axios explained further:
Republicans are set to pick up a seat in March, when Georgia’s heavily Republican 14th District will go to the polls to elect a replacement for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
But that cushion could disappear just a month later, when New Jersey’s 11th
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