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Malinowski, Mejia locked in tight primary race for Sherrill’s House seat in New Jersey
More than 61,000 votes were counted in a northern New Jersey district where mail-in ballots and in-person votes keep the Democratic primary margin under 1 point.
- On Thursday, the special Democratic primary was too early to call as Analilia Mejia led Tom Malinowski by 486 votes with more than 61,000 counted, prolonging uncertainty.
- Mail-In processing delays left additional ballots uncounted as Tom Malinowski outperformed Analilia Mejia among mail-ins in all three counties, with ballots arriving through Wednesday still unprocessed.
- Mejia, a former Sanders political director endorsed by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, led ahead of Malinowski, who was endorsed by Sen. Andy Kim, amid a crowded race.
- The Democratic primary winner will advance to the April 16 special general against Randolph mayor Joe Hathaway, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, to fill Sherrill's term ending next January.
- The district covers Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, with shifting partisan loyalty since Trump's first term creating competitive races between Mejia and Malinowski.
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Analilia Mejia, Tom Malinowski race in New Jersey's special Democratic primary too early to call
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The race in New Jersey between a onetime political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders and a former congressman was too early to call Thursday, in a special House Democratic primary for a seat that was vacated after Mikie Sherill was elected governor. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski started election night with a significant lead over Analilia Mejia, based largely on early results from mail-in ballots. The margin narrowed as res…
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