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2026 candidates we're tracking in NJ-11
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Analilia Mejia
Democratic
Incumbent
Analilia Mejia is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, having won the April 16, 2026 special general election, per the Division of Elections' official results. A grassroots labor organizer and daughter of Colombian and Dominican immigrants, she led the fights for New Jersey's 15 dollar minimum wage and paid sick leave as director of the NJ Working Families Alliance, was National Political Director for Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign, and worked in the U.S. Department of Labor, per her campaign site and the New Jersey Monitor. She lives in Glen Ridge.
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Joe Hathaway
Republican
Joe Hathaway is a former mayor of Randolph, on the Township Council since May 2022, with more than 10 years in corporate affairs and communications in healthcare and financial services; he began his career as an advance aide to Gov. Chris Christie, per his campaign site. A Clifton native and 2009 Yale graduate, he was the nominee in the April special and is running a November rematch, per Morristown Green.
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Alan B. Bond
Independent
Alan B. Bond of Montclair appears on the certified list with the slogan Hope For Tomorrow and also ran in the April special. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
New Jersey's 11th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New Jersey primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.