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2024 Texas's 18th congressional district special election

The 2024 Texas's 18th congressional district special election was a special election that was held on November 5, 2024, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant when incumbent Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died on July 19, 2024.

Candidates
Democratic Party DeclaredErica Lee Carter, former Harris County Department of Education trustee and daughter of deceased incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee WithdrawnDwight Boykins, former Houston city councilor from district D (2014–2019) and candidate for mayor of Houston in 2019 • James Dixon, pastor and president of NAACP Houston (endorsed Lee Carter)Amanda Edwards, former at-large Houston city councilor (2016–2020), candidate for this district in the 2024 regular election, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020Sylvester Turner, former mayor of Houston (2016–2024) and nominee for this district in the general election (endorsed Lee Carter) DeclinedJolanda Jones, state representative from the 147th district (2022–present) (endorsed Turner)Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney (2021–present) (endorsed Turner) • Kevin Dural, infrastructure project manager ==Endorsements==
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