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Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House over Republican Joe Hathaway
Mejia, a progressive organizer backed by Bernie Sanders, won 68.1% of the vote and will serve out Mikie Sherrill’s unexpired term.
- On Thursday, the Associated Press projected Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia the winner of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway to fill the seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill.
- The seat became vacant after Sherrill was elected New Jersey governor last year; the 11th District has shifted Democratic since 2024, when then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried it by nearly 9 points.
- Mejia leveraged a significant financial advantage, raising more than $1 million by March—double the $500,000 Hathaway secured. Hathaway, a Randolph Township councilman, faced national Republican pressure to counter her progressive platform.
- Her victory narrows the Republican House majority to 218–214, strengthening Democratic influence in closely divided votes. The district's bellwether status signals voter sentiment ahead of November's midterm elections.
- With a regularly scheduled primary set for June, both candidates are already campaigning for the full two-year term. Mejia and Hathaway could face each other again in November's general election.
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Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), has won a special election to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. Mejia’s victory over Republican Joe Hathaway, a member of the Randolph Township council, will cut into the GOP’s extremely-thin majority. She will serve the remainder of the term for the seat vacated by Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Mor…
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