Early voting is underway in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, where Democratic candidate Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway are competing in an April 16 special election for the House seat left open when Gov. Mikie Sherrill resigned after winning the gubernatorial election.
The winner will serve the remainder of Sherrill’s term through January 2027. The seat is also on the ballot in the regular June primary and November general election for a full two-year term. An independent candidate, Alan Bond, is also running.
The district spans parts of Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey. Republicans held the seat for more than two decades before Sherrill flipped it in 2018. She won reelection in 2024 by 15 points before resigning on Nov. 20, 2025, after winning the governor’s race….
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