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HOUSE RACE

Texas 18th District

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Where this race stands

Published ratings for Texas 18th District, one row per rater
Rater Rating Added
Cook Political Report Solid D
Sabato's Crystal Ball Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
Split Ticket Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
FiftyPlusOne Not available: Not in the source we read for this rater.
Thin Gold model Safe D · more than 19 in 20 chance for Democrats

Our model's lean sits inside the range of the raters covering this race.

Model output from our win-odds simulation, under calibration review. Methodology

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On the November ballot
Christian Dashaun Menefee Democrat
vs
Ronald Dwayne Whitfield Republican

Roster: Texas Secretary of State · state candidate list · as of August 28, 2026

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Campaign finance · FEC

Christian Dashaun Menefee
Raised
$9M
Cash on hand
$309.1K

Campaign finance · FEC

Ronald Dwayne Whitfield
Raised
$8.5K
Cash on hand
$438

Federal Election Commission filings, as of Jul 15, 2026.

Election information

Voter registration deadline
October 4, 2026, per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state (U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form, as of October 10, 2026)
Early voting
Not shown. The state's election website blocks automated readers, and we do not work around that, so no state-published date is shown.

What is not on this page

  • Candidate issue positions are not shown. We list a position only when it is tied to a named, dated source.
  • No individual poll results are compiled for this race.
  • District demographics are not shown: the Census figures we hold describe the 2024 district lines, which changed for 2026.
  • The previous result for this seat is not shown: we hold no certified results record for it yet.
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