New Jersey Special Election Dates Set for Sherrill’s House Seat

Nov. 21, 2025, 4:14 PM UTC

A special House election to fill the vacant New Jersey congressional district of Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) will be held April 16, according to a schedule departing Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Friday.

The Democratic primary Feb. 5 may be the key election in New Jersey’s 11th District, which includes parts of Morris, Essex, and Passaic counties west of New York City. This upper-income, well-educated area was long a Republican stronghold but has trended Democratic since President Donald Trump took over the GOP.

About a dozen Democrats have already announced plans to run in a primary that’s a little more ...

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