Ronald Whitfield is the Republican nominee for Texas's 18th congressional district in 2026, facing Democratic incumbent Christian Menefee, who won the Houston seat in a January 2026 special election runoff.
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2026 race
Ronald Whitfield is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for Texas's 18th congressional district, a Houston seat that includes Downtown, Midtown, the Third Ward, the Fifth Ward and the Texas Medical Center.
Whitfield won the Republican primary against accountant Elizabeth Vences by 5,280 votes to 4,301, taking 55.1%. Following redistricting, the new district has two incumbents, Democrats Christian Menefee and Al Green, and Menefee defeated Green in the Democratic runoff.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Whitfield faces Menefee, who succeeded the late Sylvester Turner after winning a special election runoff held in January 2026.