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How outlets cover Mealer · May 12, 2026

University of Houston Poll Shows Menefee Leading Texas 18th Runoff

So far two center outlets have covered this. No left- or right-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

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tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · TEXAS TRIBUNE

A University of Houston poll found Christian Menefee leading Al Green in the 18th District Democratic runoff and Alex Mealer leading Briscoe Cain in the 9th District Republican runoff. The results offer a snapshot of two closely watched Houston-area congressional races ahead of the May 26 vote.

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Texas TribuneMAY 12 · 8:00 AM ET
Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll findsThe poll found Mealer leading Briscoe Cain in the 9th District Republican runoff.CRED 80BAL 75 PORTRAYS MEALER: NEUTRALTEXAS TRIBUNE · REPUBLISHED BY KSAT, KPRC
Houston Public MediaMAY 12 · 8:00 AM ET
Christian Menefee leads Al Green by 7 percentage points in latest poll ahead of TX-18 Democratic runoffThe poll showed Mealer leading Briscoe Cain in the Republican runoff for Texas’ 9th Congressional District.CRED 79BAL 70 PORTRAYS MEALER: NEUTRAL

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Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

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