Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner’s seat, which would likely be filled by a Democrat.

A special election to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress will take place Nov. 4, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Monday.

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Gov. Abbott issued a proclamation announcing that Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 will be the date of the special election to fill Sylvester Turner's vacant 18th Congressional District seat.

Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month before the state’s next uniform election, Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet called a special election to fill the seat representing parts of Houston ...

Read more <a href=" A date is now set to fill the seat after Houston area Congressman Sylvester Turner died last month. Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed the special election will be held Nov. 4.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that a special election to fill the U.S. House seat left vacant by late Rep. Sylvester Turner will take place on Nov. 4.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday set the date for a Nov. 4 special election to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) House seat, which has been vacant since early March.

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