The Winner
If you live in New Jersey's 11th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
The AP called the race on Nov. 3, and Mejia took about 60.7% of the vote to about 38.3% for Republican Joe Hathaway, a margin of about 22 points, according to official results as of Nov. 10.
Mejia won by about 63,002 votes, with about 170,225 votes to Hathaway's about 107,223. The winner is based on the AP call, and the vote figures are preliminary and may change until the state certifies them.
The Race
Hathaway was the only Republican candidate in the June 2 primary and reached the general election ballot that way, according to Ballotpedia. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before Election Day. Independent Alan B. Bond took about 0.9% of the vote, or about 2,506 votes.
New Jersey's 11th has about 779,400 residents, according to geographic data for the district. About 62.9% are white, about 17.5% Hispanic, about 12.1% Asian, and about 5.6% Black.
The district's median household income is about $137,200, and its median age is about 42. About 59.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 5.5%, and about 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
The district covers parts of Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, including Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield and Glen Ridge, according to New Jersey Hills (NJ Spotlight News).
What's Next
Mejia, of Glen Ridge, is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. She said lawmakers should use the transition period to develop proposals with community leaders and introduce ideas now as groundwork for the next Congress, according to Newsweek, which reported her comments on Nov. 9.
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