Fort Bend County has emerged as a key battleground in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ historic 18th Congressional District, a race shaped by competing visions of Black political leadership: institutional experience versus generational urgency.
U.S. Rep Christian Menefee, 38, and U.S. Rep Al Green, 78, both are relying on years of coalition building within their strongest political bases — Green in Fort Bend and Menefee in Harris County — while also trying to introduce themselves to voters who may not have supported them before.
In the March primary, Menefee won 51% of the vote in Harris County, where he served as county attorney from 2021 to 2026. Green, meanwhile, earned 63% of the vote in Fort Bend, which he has long represented in Congress. Neither candidate won a majority overall, pushing the race to a runoff. Early voting runs through Friday; Election Day is Tuesday…