Margin of victory in the TX-18 special election Special Election
Margin of victory in the TX-18 special election is one of Texas's 38 congressional districts up for election in 2026. Prediction market odds are updated every 30 minutes.
Texas Congressional Candidates
Amanda Kay Edwards is an American attorney and former Houston City Council at-large member (Position 4), serving from 2016 to 2020. She ran for the U.S. Senate in Texas in 2020 and later ran for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, including the 2025–26 special election cycle. She is a Houston native and has worked in public finance law and community nonprofit efforts.
View full profile → Christian Dashaun Menefee is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Houston, Texas. He served as Harris County Attorney from January 2021 to January 2026 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, sworn in on February 2, 2026. His education includes the University of Texas at San Antonio and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, and he previously worked as an attorney in private practice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is the 2026 Texas Congressional election?
The 2026 Texas Congressional special election is on January 31, 2026.
How are the Texas Congressional race odds calculated?
Odds are sourced from PredictionEdge, which aggregates regulated prediction markets where traders stake real money on election outcomes. Probabilities reflect the current market price and are updated every 30 minutes.
Who are the candidates for Texas Congressional in 2026?
The leading candidates for Texas Congressional in 2026 include Amanda Edwards (Democrat), Christian Menefee (Democrat), based on current prediction market data.
