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The 2026 New Jersey's 11th congressional district special election will be held on April 16, 2026, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 11th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 119th United States Congress.
The seat became vacant on November 20, 2025, when Mikie Sherrill resigned to become the governor of New Jersey. [1]
A primary will be held on February 5, 2026, with candidates required to file by December 1, 2025. Both the primary and general elections will be preceded by in-person early voting periods: a six-day period prior to the primary (January 29 through February 3) and a nine-day period prior to the general (April 6 through April 14). Voters will also have the option to cast their votes by mail. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brendan Gill | 132 | 51.5% | |
| Democratic | No Endorsement (Abstained) | 90 | 35.2% | |
| Democratic | Tom Malinowski | 17 | 6.6% | |
| Democratic | John Bartlett | 6 | 2.3% | |
| Democratic | Dean Dafis | 4 | 1.6% | |
| Democratic | Analilia Mejia | 3 | 1.2% | |
| Democratic | Tahesha Way | 3 | 1.2% | |
| Democratic | Marc Chaaban | 1 | 0.4% | |
| Democratic | Zach Beecher | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Democratic | J-L Cauvin | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Democratic | Cammie Croft | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Democratic | Justin Strickland | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Democratic | Anna Lee Williams | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 256 | 100.0% | ||
| Morris County Democratic convention [57] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | Fourth ballot | Fifth ballot | Sixth ballot | Seventh ballot | Eighth ballot | Ninth ballot | ||||||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Tom Malinowski | 188 | 40.8% | 189 | 41.0% | 192 | 41.8% | 195 | 42.5% | 199 | 43.4% | 205 | 44.7% | 217 | 47.4% | 220 | 49.1% | 235 | 52.7% | |
| Brendan Gill | 110 | 23.9% | 110 | 23.9% | 110 | 24.0% | 110 | 24.0% | 110 | 24.0% | 111 | 24.2% | 117 | 25.6% | 117 | 26.1% | 131 | 29.4% | |
| Analilia Mejia | 36 | 7.8% | 36 | 7.8% | 36 | 7.8% | 36 | 7.8% | 44 | 9.6% | 47 | 10.2% | 48 | 10.5% | 62 | 13.8% | 80 | 17.9% | |
| Tahesha Way | 28 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.1% | 29 | 6.3% | 31 | 6.8% | 36 | 7.8% | 41 | 9.0% | 49 | 10.9% | Eliminated | ||
| Justin Strickland | 31 | 6.7% | 31 | 6.7% | 31 | 6.8% | 31 | 6.8% | 32 | 7.0% | 34 | 7.4% | 35 | 7.6% | Eliminated | ||||
| John Bartlett | 22 | 4.8% | 23 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.2% | 25 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.5% | 26 | 5.7% | Eliminated | ||||||
| Zach Beecher | 13 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.9% | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Anna Lee Williams | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Cammie Croft | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Dean Dafis | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Grayzel | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| J-L Cauvin | 5 | 1.1% | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
| Total ballots [b] | 461 ballots | 459 ballots | 458 ballots | 448 ballots | 446 ballots | ||||||||||||||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [c] | Margin of error | Brendan Gill | Tom Malinowski | Analilia Mejia | Tahesha Way | Other | Undecided |
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| GQR Research (D) [58] [d] | November 19–23, 2025 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 12% | 28% | 5% | 5% | 5% [e] | 31% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball [60] | Safe D | December 14, 2025 |