US EditionDemocrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House over Republican Joe Hathaway
Mejia won 68.1% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, and Democrats said the result strengthens their position in the closely divided House.
- 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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Democrat Analilia Mejia wins special House election
20:09 News Story Progressive activist Analilia Mejia soundly defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in a special election Thursday in the 11th Congressional District, delivering a victory for Democrats in the runup to this fall’s midterm elections. “In November, when I jumped into this race, the odds…
CNN's data guru stunned as Dem win signals bad omen for GOP: 'Absolute disaster'
CNN's chief data guru, Harry Enten, was stunned on Thursday night after another Democrat outperformed expectations in a special election. Progressive activist and organizer Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the special election for the New Jersey 11th seat that was vacated by former...
Analilia Mejía wins special election for Sherrill’s seat in New Jersey
Democrat Analilia Mejía, a progressive organizer with ties to labor interests, won Thursday’s special election in New Jersey for the seat formerly held by Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Mejía was leading Republican Joe Hathaway, the mayor of Randolph Township, 70 percent to 29 percent not long after The Associated Press called the race for North Jersey’s […]
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