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Texas Republicans claimed the first casualty of their redrawn House map with the landslide defeat of Democratic Rep. Al Green in a primary runoff Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Green, 78, who had served in Congress since 2005 representing Texas\u2019 Ninth District, lost to Democratic Texas Rep. Christian Menefee, 38, after their districts were merged under the Lone Star State\u2019s GOP-backed redistricting plan, which seeks to flip up to five House seats from blue to red. Menefee won 68.6% of the vote in the redrawn 18th district to Green\u2019s 31.4% with 61% of ballots counted, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The defeated lawmaker holds the distinction of being ejected from speeches President Donald Trump gave to Congress two years in a row. (RELATED: The 10 Biggest Election Upsets Of 2026 \u2014 So Far)<\/strong><\/p>\n

House floor staff escorted Green out of the House chamber during Trump\u2019s February State of the Union. The Democrat was carrying a sign bearing the words \u201cBLACK PEOPLE AREN\u2019T APES,\u201d in all capital letters. The sign was a reference to a largely AI-generated video Trump\u2019s account posted to Truth Social earlier that month showing the faces of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle superimposed onto cartoon ape bodies.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) departs after speaking at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In March 2025, Green interrupted and shouted at Trump during the president\u2019s speech to a joint session of Congress. GOP lawmakers chanted \u201cUSA!\u201d to drown him out. House Speaker Mike Johnson gave the Texas Democrat a stern warning that he is \u201cto uphold and maintain the quorum in the House and to cease any further disruptions.\u201d However, Green refused to sit down prompting the speaker to eject him from the chamber.<\/p>\n

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Green has also tried and failed to impeach Trump six times across the president\u2019s two terms in office. In December 2025, the House overwhelmingly voted to table two articles of impeachment Green filed against the president for purported \u201cabuse of power and incitement of violence and death threats against lawmakers and federal judges.\u201d Twenty-three Democrats voted with Republicans and 47 Democrats, including the party\u2019s House leadership, voted \u201cpresent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald John Trump\u2019s pattern of threatening rhetoric, disregard for democratic norms, and harmful behavior towards lawmakers and federal judges cannot be ignored,\u201d the congressman said in a statement after his articles were voted down. Green cited Trump\u2019s reaction to a video of six Democratic members of Congress calling for the military and intelligence agencies to disobey the president\u2019s \u201cillegal orders,\u201d to justify his recent impeachment push.<\/p>\n

Menefee only started serving in Congress in February, after winning a special election to replace the late Democratic Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner in the old 18th District. Green\u2019s old seat, was dismantled under the GOP-drawn mid-decade map, which drew the Ninth district as a solidly Republican seat.<\/p>\n

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The two Houston-area incumbents initially faced off against each other during the March 3 primary with Menefee edging out Green by just under two percentage points. However, since neither Democrat received a majority of the vote, a runoff was held Tuesday.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n

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