Polls open in special election for 11th District House seat

Joe Hathaway (R) and Analilia Mejia (D) are competing to fill the House vacancy left when Gov. Mikie Sherrill resigned from Congress last year.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 345

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Polls are open in the special election to decide who will replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House of Representatives.

Sherrill, a Democrat, left the 11th Congressional District’s House seat vacant when she resigned from Congress following last year’s gubernatorial race, and the winner of Thursday’s election will take her place until the term expires in January. The candidates are Republican Joe Hathaway, a Randolph councilman; Democrat Analilia Mejia, the national political …

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