Democrat Analilia Mejia wins Mikie Sherrill’s House seat in New Jersey special election

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDemocrat Analilia Mejia wins Mikie Sherrill’s House seat in New Jersey special electionHer victory is a win for progressives and means Democrats hold on to the 11th District seat in the HouseMike Catalini Friday 17 April 2026 02:16 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959489","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/analilia-mejia-new-jersey-special-elections-results-b2959489.html","title":"Analilia Mejia wins Mikie Sherrill’s House seat in New Jersey special election"}}CloseAnalilia Mejia speaks at Roxbury protest against ICE detention centerSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fals...