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Ballot box shocker: Progressive backed by Sanders, AOC on verge of upset in Dem congressional primary

Malinowski trailed Mejia in the close Democratic primary after entering the day as the race’s front-runner.

Ballot box shocker: Progressive backed by Sanders, AOC on verge of upset in Dem congressional primary
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Analilia Mejia led former Rep. Tom Malinowski by 486 votes in New Jersey’s 11th District Democratic primary, with votes still being counted. The winner will face Republican Joe Hathaway in the special election for the vacant seat.

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Tom Malinowski
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

Former representative and Democratic candidate in the New Jersey 11th District primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Analilia Mejia
D · NJ-11

Democratic candidate leading the New Jersey 11th District primary

Mejia's version of this story ↗
Doug LaMalfa
Former U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Former representative whose death left a California seat vacant

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; endorsed Clay Fuller in a separate Georgia congressional race

Republican candidate for the New Jersey 11th District seat

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator and supporter of Mejia

Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Republican candidate in the Georgia special election

Mikie Sherrill
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

New Jersey governor and former representative whose departure left the seat vacant

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative whose departure created a vacancy in Georgia

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president; mentioned in the article’s comparison of presidential results in the district

Representative and supporter of Mejia

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president; named as the administration Malinowski served in; Harry Truman, Former president; referenced in the description of Mejia’s social media post

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Tom Malinowski Concedes New Jersey 11th District Primary

Tom Malinowski conceded the New Jersey 11th District Democratic primary to Analilia Mejia. Center outlets focus on the concession, vote count and Malinowski’s claims about AIPAC-funded ads. Right-leaning outlets also report the concession, with Fox News emphasizing an upset and its significance for the party’s progressive and mainstream wings.

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