Analilia Mejia, Joe Hathaway to return to campaign trail as regular primary nears

Democrat Analilia Mejia just won election to Congress. She now hits the campaign trail again to try to retain her seat.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The special election for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s old House seat is over, but winner Analilia Mejia and chief opponent Joe Hathaway will soon be on the campaign trail again.

Mejia, a Democrat who won Thursday’s special election to fill the vacancy left when Sherrill resigned from Congress last year, and Hathaway will appear on the ballot in six weeks when primary voters head to the polls to choose their nominees for November’s …

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