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Far-left Democrat Analilia Mejia wins NJ special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress

Nypost · · 93 words · By Victor Nava
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“Far-left Democrat Analilia Mejia wins NJ special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Analilia Mejia won the New Jersey special election. Web results and Wikipedia entries consistently report her victory in the 11th congressional district special election to replace Mikie Sherrill.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New Jersey's 11th congressional district special election was held on April 16, 2026, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 11th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of April 14, 2026, the 119th Congress). The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a a congressional district based in the suburbs of northern New Jersey. It will be represented by Democrat Analilia Mejia, who will take office in April 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey's_11th_congressiona…
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“Democrat Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway Thursday in the New Jersey special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress”
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Three web search results and Wikipedia confirm Mejia defeated Joe Hathaway in the special election. The web sources explicitly name Hathaway as her opponent, while Wikipedia confirms her victory in the race to replace Sherrill.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New Jersey's 11th congressional district special election was held on April 16, 2026, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 11th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Jersey's_11th_congres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Analilia Mejia ( AN-ə-LIL-ee-ə meh-HEE-ə; Spanish: Analilia Mejía [anaˈlilja meˈxi.a]; born 1978 or 1979) is an American activist, politician, and co-director of the nonprofit progressive advocacy gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analilia_Mejia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a a congressional district based in the suburbs of northern New Jersey. It will be represented by Democrat Analilia Mejia, who will take office in April 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey's_11th_congressiona…
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“Mejia, a former top campaign aide to democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, was projected by the Associated Press to win the race for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m.”
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Wikipedia and web search results directly confirm the Associated Press projected Mejia's victory shortly after polls closed. The AP projection is explicitly cited in multiple sources, including the Wikipedia entry for the 2026 election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Decision Desk HQ is an American website that focuses on reporting election results in the United States. The company's president is Drew McCoy. Decision Desk HQ uses an application programming interfa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New Jersey's 11th congressional district special election was held on April 16, 2026, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 11th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Analilia Mejia ( AN-ə-LIL-ee-ə meh-HEE-ə; Spanish: Analilia Mejía [anaˈlilja meˈxi.a]; born 1978 or 1979) is an American activist, politician, and co-director of the nonprofit progressive advocacy gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analilia_Mejia
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“Mejia was endorsed by ‘Squad’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and backs so-called ‘Medicare for all’ and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)”
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No evidence was found in web search results or Wikipedia to support claims about Mejia's endorsements or policy positions. The claim lacks corroborating sources.
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