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Analilia Mejia wins big in NJ-11 special, keeping Sherrill’s seat in Democratic hands

April 16, 2026 8:26 pmApril 17, 2026 2:17 pm

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a special election for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, keeping Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s old seat under Democratic control and handing a huge win to the insurgent progressive movement that powered...

Mejia, Hathaway hit the campaign trail, and one another, in final week of NJ-11 special

April 10, 2026 2:18 pm

Regardless of who wins next week’s special election in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, voters are in for a change. 11th district Democrats, though satisfied with their representation by now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill for seven years, have nominated a staunch progressive,...

Pro-Way group’s ad blitz was funded by AIPAC donors

March 13, 2026 12:18 pmMarch 14, 2026 1:10 pm

When the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association began spending $1.7 million to boost former Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way in a special Democratic primary election last month, the group insisted that the investment was unrelated to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee,...

Mejia’s win shows Bloomfield is moving left

February 23, 2026 4:02 pmFebruary 24, 2026 12:16 am

Bloomfield was once a middle-class, factory town, Republican stronghold that delivered huge margins to candidates of the Grand Old Party: President Ronald Reagan won it by over 6,000 votes and 64% in 1984, and Gov. Thomas Kean carried it by...

In the NJ-11 special primary, local endorsements did not rule the day

February 13, 2026 2:25 pm

Longtime progressive organizer Analilia Mejia’s special primary victory last week came as a surprise to many; not just because of her left-wing bona fides in a wealthy district, but because her local and county endorsements paled in comparison to those...

14 takeaways from Analilia Mejia’s stunning win

February 12, 2026 5:37 pmFebruary 23, 2026 9:31 am

When the New Jersey Globe ran a story in June 2025 about who might replace Mikie Sherrill, then the newly anointed Democratic nominee for governor, in the 11th congressional district, no fewer than 18 Democrats were mentioned as potential candidates....

Tahesha Way may run against Analilia Mejia again in June

February 11, 2026 4:19 pmFebruary 11, 2026 4:36 pm

A week after her third-place finish in the special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, former Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way is considering running again in June against Analilia Mejia, the winner of the primary and likely the district’s...