Sherrill’s old seat in Congress stays blue as progressive organizer Mejia wins
Governor Mikie Sherrill's vacancy in the U.S. House prompted the special election won by Democrat Analilia Mejia.
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Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia won a special election to succeed Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey’s 11th District, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway in a race seen as a test of suburban political shifts.
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18 OUTLETSNBC News and The Independent report Analilia Mejia’s win as filling Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s former House seat. Fox News emphasizes that the GOP failed to expand its majority, while the New York Post foregrounds Mejia’s ideological label.
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