更新于：2026年3月4日 / 美国东部时间上午9:47 / CBS新闻
在一场两名现任议员对决的竞选中，民主党众议员阿尔·格林（Al Green）与克里斯蒂安·梅内菲（Christian Menefee）在重新划定的第18国会选区的初选中陷入胶着。
梅内菲在今年1月的补选中当选代表第18国会选区，以接替去年去世的众议员西尔维斯特·特纳（Sylvester Turner）。作为前哈里斯县地方检察官，梅内菲在11月4日的补选中未能获得足够票数击败多名挑战者以避免决选，因此不得不进入1月与阿曼达·爱德华兹（Amanda Edwards）的决选——这意味着过去四个月中他已三次出现在选票上。
该选区在去年夏季的重新划分中被重划，涵盖了格林原有选区的大部分区域，导致格林转而参选第18选区。
格林自2005年起进入国会。在特朗普总统任期内，格林一直是其直言不讳的反对者。
2025年，在特朗普向国会联席会议发表演讲期间，格林因打断演讲被带出众议院会议厅，众议院随后投票通过了对他的谴责。而在上周特朗普的国情咨文演讲中，格林因举着写有“黑人不是猴子”的标语再次被驱逐，该标语是针对特朗普在Truth Social上发布的包含奥巴马夫妇被当作猴子的种族主义视频的回应。
格林也是推动在特朗普上一任总统任期内弹劾他的联邦议员之一，2017年他提出了针对特朗普的第一条弹劾条款，并在2025年特朗普暗示美国要接管加沙时再次威胁发起弹劾。
此次竞选的一大焦点是年龄：格林79岁，梅内菲37岁。格林认为自己的年龄和资历是优势，因为他在民主党议员中地位不断提升。但在梅内菲当选前，该席位原由特纳占据，特纳在宣誓就职仅数月后于70岁时去世。共和党州长格雷格·雅培（Greg Abbott）直到2025年11月才安排补选，这使得民主党在数月内少了一个国会席位。
这个以休斯顿为中心的选区民主党的支持率极高，这意味着初选胜者很可能在11月赢得该席位。
Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee locked in tight race in redrawn Texas district
Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 9:47 AM EST / CBS News
In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District.
Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee, a former Harris County Attorney, did not secure enough votes against several challengers to stave off a runoff in the Nov. 4 special election, sending him to the January runoff against Amanda Edwards — meaning he has been on the ballot three times in the past four months.
The district had been redrawn during last summer’s redistricting push, encompassing most of what had been Green’s district, leading Green to run in the 18th District.
Green has been in Congress since 2005. During President Trump’s terms in the White House, Green has been a vocal antagonist against him.
During Mr. Trump’s speech before the joint session of Congress in 2025, Green was escorted from the House chamber after interrupting the speech, and the House later voted to censure him. And during Mr. Trump’s State of the Union last week, Green was ejected again after holding a sign that said “Black People Aren’t Apes,” referencing a video Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social with racist footage of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Green was also among the federal lawmakers who pushed to remove Mr. Trump from office during his last term, introducing the first articles of impeachment against him in 2017 and threatening to do it again in 2025 when the president suggested a U.S. takeover of Gaza.
Looming large over the race is age: Green is 79 while Menefee is 37. Green has argued his age and seniority are benefits, given that he has risen among the ranks of Democrats in Congress. But before Menefee was elected, the seat was held by Turner, who died in office at the age of 70 only months after being sworn in. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t schedule a race to fill the seat until November 2025, leaving Democrats with one fewer seat in Congress for months.
The Houston-area district is heavily Democratic, meaning the winner of the primary is likely to win the seat in November.
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