Several U.S. House congressional candidates have taken leads in key races across districts in the Greater Houston area.
In District 7, Lizzie Fletcher has taken a lead with 70.87% of the vote. District 8 has Laura Jones in the lead with 67.96% of the vote. In District 9 Leticia Gutierrez has 61.85% of the vote and in District 18, Christian Menefee has 87.04% of the vote.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
The gist: Selected races include only contested U.S. House seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone, which includes districts 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18, 22, 29 and 38. To learn more about the candidates running in each race, check out Community Impact's voter guide.
What else? Twenty Republican and Democratic candidates are running for U.S. House positions during this Nov. 3 election.