Al Green Defeated by Christian Menefee in Texas Primary Runoff
Menefee won the runoff and advanced after serving in Congress during the election cycle.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYBreitbart is an established, identifiable outlet, but its opinion-oriented source classification and strongly partisan editorial environment warrant a lower institutional credibility score than mainstream news organizations. The article identifies its author and attributes the race call and vote totals to the Associated Press.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented outlet with a partisan editorial profile.
- Author attribution — The page identifies an author.
- Transparency — The publisher and article are identifiable, but the text gives little detail about reporting methods.
- Editorial standards — Institutional standards are less evident than at major news organizations.
The article gives precise vote totals and attributes the race call to the Associated Press, alongside contextual details and quotations. Its background selection is narrow and it provides little direct campaign argument or competing perspective.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The vote totals and several events are attributed, but the article gives little of either candidate’s campaign case or reactions to the result. Its extended background emphasizes Green’s confrontations and Menefee’s immigration record without comparable countervailing context.
- Counterarguments presented — Little campaign argument or response from either candidate is presented.
- Omitted context — The candidates’ platforms and reactions to the result are not covered.
- Source diversity — The AP race call is attributed, while most background is narrated without a range of sources.
- Loaded language — The article uses some charged quoted language but largely attributes it to the speakers.
The race result is reported with attributed figures, but the article devotes substantial background to Green’s confrontations and impeachment efforts and foregrounds Menefee’s immigration statements. This selection gives the piece a right-leaning framing.
- Framing — Green’s record is presented through conflicts with Trump and House Republicans.
- Language tone — Mostly factual language, with emphasis on Green’s confrontations and defeats.
- Source selection — The article includes Menefee’s immigration statements but little direct campaign argument from either candidate.
- Omission — The article offers limited context on the candidates’ platforms or supporters’ views.
Christian Menefee defeated Al Green in the Texas 18th District Democratic primary runoff, winning 68.6 percent of the vote counted in the Associated Press race call. The result ends Green’s bid to hold the seat after more than 21 years in Congress.
The Associated Press called the runoff for Menefee with an estimated 61 percent of votes counted. Menefee had 21,678 votes, or 68.6 percent, to Green’s 9,930 votes, or 31.4 percent. Menefee had entered Congress after winning the Houston-based seat previously held by Sylvester Turner.
The article says the race followed a 2025 Texas congressional map that moved much of Green’s political base into the 18th District. It also recounts Green’s confrontations with President Donald Trump and impeachment efforts, as well as Menefee’s immigration-related work and statements.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Menefee in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Menefee’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Winner of the Texas 18th District Democratic primary runoff
Incumbent defeated in the Texas 18th District Democratic primary runoff
Green's version of this story ↗Representative who joined Green in challenging the congressional map
Representative who hosted a congressional shadow hearing attended by Menefee
Speaker of the House who ordered Green’s removal from the chamber
President whose address and policies were the subject of Green’s prior protests and impeachment efforts
Former representative who previously held the 18th District seat
Former representative invoked by Green in an appeal to lawmakers
Texas attorney general whose lawsuit over a county deportation defense fund Menefee opposed
Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Christian Menefee defeated Al Green in the Texas Democratic primary runoff for a House seat. Coverage connects the matchup to redistricting, which placed the two incumbents in the same race. Center outlets largely explain how redistricting shaped the contest, though one article focuses on crypto-aligned PAC support. Right-leaning outlets report the result and often foreground Green’s clashes with Trump and impeachment efforts; some also emphasize crypto spending.
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