Democrat Lizzie Fletcher flips Texas House seat, beating Republican John Culberson

Democratic lawyer Lizzie Fletcher unseated Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) in the Houston-area 7th Congressional District, NBC News and The Texas Tribune project. Hillary Clinton narrowly won the district in 2016, but it has been held by Republicans for 50 years. Democrats poured money into the district. Culberson, 62, was first elected in 2000; he sits on the House Appropriations Committee.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.