Texas Sets Special Election for Sheila Jackson Lee's Congressional Seat

Governor Abbott announces November 5 as the date for both the special and general elections in the 18th Congressional District.

• Candidates must file applications by August 22 to appear on the special election ballot.
• Early voting for both elections begins on October 21.
• Democrats will select a new general election candidate on August 13.
• The special election will fill the seat for the remaining two months of the term.
• Sheila Jackson Lee, who passed away in July, served nearly three decades in Congress.

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