New Jersey special House election is another test of Trump’s popularity ahead of midterms
Governor Mikie Sherrill's move to the statehouse triggered the special election to fill her former 11th District House seat.

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Governor Mikie Sherrill's move to the statehouse triggered the special election to fill her former 11th District House seat.

A New Jersey special election to fill the seat vacated by Governor Mikie Sherrill is being framed as a referendum on President Trump's popularity and his administration's foreign and domestic policies ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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NBC 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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