HOUSTON — For this year’s general election, many of you will vote for U.S. House District 18 twice. The race appears on the November ballot in two different spots.
It’s the seat held by the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
One of the races on the ballot is for a special election to finish Jackson Lee's current term, which runs into January. In that race, Jackson Lee’s daughter, Democrat Erica Lee Carter, is running against two Republicans, Maria Dunn and Kevin O. Dural.
The other race for U.S. House District 18 is for the full two-year term that begins in January. In that race former Houston mayor and Democrat Sylvester Turner is running against Republican Lana Centonze.
Rep. Jackson Lee died on July 19 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She served the public for more than 30 years. That includes her time in the U.S. House that began in 1994 and continued through her death this year. Before that, Jackson Lee served on the Houston City Council and as a municipal court judge.
Jackson Lee won in the primary this year over former Houston council member Amanda Edwards. In August, a month after she died, Turner was selected by Democratic precinct chairs to replace her in the general election.
As for the special election, it was open to candidates who filed to finish Jackson Lee’s term.
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