US Election 2026 New Jersey House
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Analilia Mejia speaks to supporters after winning New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Montclair, N.J.
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Progressive Analilia MejÃa takes New Jersey US House special election, giving Democrats another win
New Jersey Democrat Analilia MejÃa has won a special election to fill the U.S. House seat that was vacated by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill after she was voted into that office. MejÃa defeated Republican Joe Hathaway. MejÃa is a former head of the Working Families Alliance and was backed by Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. She emerged from a crowded primary in February and cast the race as a test of President Donald Trump’s leadership. She criticized his pardons of people convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes and faulted him for freezing funds authorized by Congress. Hathaway cast MejÃa as too far left to represent the suburban district.
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