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Analilia Mejia won the NJ-11 special election by about 60-40, delivering a district-wide landslide while facing notable pushback in wealthy Jewish suburbs; the outcome reflects strong Democratic turnout but suggests cross-over considerations that could affect future elections in similar districts.
Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway 60%–40% in the NJ-11 special election (about 77,620 to 52,122 votes), keeping the seat in Democratic hands and overperforming Kamala Harris’s district margin by roughly 12 points. The win signals a rise for the progressive movement in New Jersey, with Mejia likely to be sworn in soon and facing a June primary and a possible November rematch. Her victory also makes a majority of New Jersey’s federal offices held by people of color for the first time, and she succeeds Mikie Sherrill in a district that includes liberal towns like Montclair and Maplewood.
Progressive Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election, filling the seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill until Jan. 3, 2027 and becoming the district’s first Latina representative. Mejia campaigned on universal health care, a higher minimum wage, and opposition to mass detention and deportation, while Hathaway framed himself as a pragmatic moderate. The district’s redrawn boundaries favor Democrats, signaling momentum ahead of November as both candidates prepare for the full two-year term.
Progressive Analilia Mejia won New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway and becoming the district’s first Latina representative; the victory underscores Democratic momentum ahead of the midterms as Mejia will face a June primary to compete for the full term beginning in 2027.
A live 2026 special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District pits Analilia Mejia (D) against Joe Hathaway (R) to fill Mikie Sherrill’s vacated U.S. House seat; the winner will serve the remainder of Sherrill’s term (about eight months) with results updating as votes are counted. A minor independent candidate, Alan Bond, is also listed on the ballot.
Analilia Mejia widened her lead over Tom Malinowski in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special Democratic primary to 889 votes (18,584 for Mejia vs. 17,695 for Malinowski) after Essex County added 839 tallies; counts remain unsettled with thousands of provisional and mail ballots in Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties, meaning final results could shift before a potential April 16 special election against Republican Joe Hathaway for Sherrill's unexpired term.
Analilia Mejia holds a 676-vote lead over Tom Malinowski in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special Democratic primary, but the race remains uncalled as vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are tallied through the weekend; Mejia leads in Essex County while Malinowski has strength with mail ballots in Morris County, and final results hinge on late-counted ballots.
AIPAC spent about $2 million through its Unite Democracy Project to attack moderate Rep. Tom Malinowski in New Jersey's 11th District, helping progressive Analilia Mejia and triggering backlash from centrists and some allies. The outcome underscores rifts over Israel policy within the Democratic Party and signals heavy spending to come in 2026 primaries as AIPAC expands into other races.
Analilia Mejia holds a razor-thin lead in New Jersey’s 11th District special Democratic primary over Tom Malinowski, with 488 votes separating them as thousands of mail‑in and provisional ballots remain to be counted. Ballots across Essex, Morris and Passaic counties could still shift the result, likely keeping the race unresolved through the weekend. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee signaled it may engage again in June, a development Mejia criticized, while both candidates have said they wouldn’t continue campaigning if defeated. The winner will face GOP Joe Hathaway in the April 16 general election, with a potential June Democratic primary to follow.
In New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special primary held Feb 5, 2026, Democrat Analilia Mejia leads a four-candidate field with about 28.75% of the vote (17,692), ahead of Tom Malinowski (27.97%), Tahesha Way (17.43%), and Brendan Gill (14.21%) as 61,528 votes have been reported and roughly 91% of the estimated total counted. On the Republican side, Joe Hathaway has been declared the GOP nominee. The winning Democrat will face Hathaway in the April 16 general election to fill the remainder of Mikie Sherrill’s term.
Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski are in a razor-thin Democratic primary race in New Jersey’s 11th District, with Mejia leading by about 486 votes (28.8% to 28.0%) as roughly 91% of ballots are tallied; a prior call that Malinowski would win was retracted, and late-counted ballots could still tilt the outcome. Tahesha Way and Brendan Gill trail, while outside spending—most notably $2.3 million from AIPAC against Malinowski—helped shape the closings, though Mejia’s progressive surge complicates the race.