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New Jersey's 11th Congressional District

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New Jersey's 11th Congressional District
Incumbent
Vacant

U.S. House New Jersey District 11 is vacant. It was last represented by Mikie Sherrill (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey representatives represented an average of 774,541 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 733,958 residents.

To learn more about the 2026 special election for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, click here.

Elections

Regular election

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2026


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


Special election

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on February 5, 2026. The general election will occur on April 16, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

The following candidates are running in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on February 5, 2026.


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Republican primary

Special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Joe Hathaway (R) is running in the special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on February 5, 2026.


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See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Joseph Belnome (R), Lily Benavides (G), and Joshua Lanzara (Truth Freedom Prosperity Party) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill (D)
 
56.5
 
222,583
Image of Joseph Belnome
Joseph Belnome (R)
 
41.8
 
164,556
Image of Lily Benavides
Lily Benavides (G)  Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
4,780
Joshua Lanzara (Truth Freedom Prosperity Party)
 
0.5
 
1,832

Total votes: 393,751
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Mark DeLotto (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
 
93.6
 
48,539
Image of Mark DeLotto
Mark DeLotto  Candidate Connection
 
6.4
 
3,309

Total votes: 51,848
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Joseph Belnome (R) defeated John Sauers (R) and Raafat Barsoom (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Belnome
Joseph Belnome
 
86.8
 
25,608
Image of John Sauers
John Sauers  Candidate Connection
 
8.2
 
2,425
Image of Raafat Barsoom
Raafat Barsoom
 
5.0
 
1,464

Total votes: 29,497
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See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Paul DeGroot (R) and Joseph Biasco (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill (D)
 
59.0
 
161,436
Image of Paul DeGroot
Paul DeGroot (R)
 
40.2
 
109,952
Image of Joseph Biasco
Joseph Biasco (L)
 
0.8
 
2,276

Total votes: 273,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
 
100.0
 
37,948

Total votes: 37,948
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Paul DeGroot (R) defeated Tayfun Selen (R), Toby Anderson (R), Ruth McAndrew (R), and Alexander Halter (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul DeGroot
Paul DeGroot
 
39.3
 
12,644
Image of Tayfun Selen
Tayfun Selen
 
35.3
 
11,364
Image of Toby Anderson
Toby Anderson  Candidate Connection
 
19.9
 
6,385
Ruth McAndrew
 
4.1
 
1,325
Alexander Halter
 
1.4
 
443

Total votes: 32,161
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Rosemary Becchi (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill (D)
 
53.3
 
235,163
Image of Rosemary Becchi
Rosemary Becchi (R)
 
46.7
 
206,013

Total votes: 441,176
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
 
100.0
 
79,961

Total votes: 79,961
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Rosemary Becchi (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rosemary Becchi
Rosemary Becchi
 
100.0
 
46,774

Total votes: 46,774
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Jay Webber (R), Robert Crook (Honesty, Integrity, Compassion Party), and Ryan Martinez (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill (D)
 
56.8
 
183,684
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber (R)
 
42.1
 
136,322
Image of Robert Crook
Robert Crook (Honesty, Integrity, Compassion Party)  Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
2,182
Ryan Martinez (L)  Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,386

Total votes: 323,574
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D) defeated Tamara Harris (D), Mark Washburne (D), Alison Heslin (D), and Mitchell Cobert (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
 
77.4
 
35,338
Image of Tamara Harris
Tamara Harris
 
14.5
 
6,615
Mark Washburne
 
3.4
 
1,538
Alison Heslin
 
2.7
 
1,253
Mitchell Cobert
 
1.9
 
885

Total votes: 45,629
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11

Jay Webber (R) defeated Peter de Neufville (R), Antony Ghee (R), Patrick Allocco (R), and Martin Hewitt (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jay Webber
Jay Webber
 
40.0
 
16,417
Peter de Neufville
 
30.5
 
12,487
Antony Ghee
 
21.9
 
8,991
Image of Patrick Allocco
Patrick Allocco
 
4.1
 
1,680
Image of Martin Hewitt
Martin Hewitt
 
3.5
 
1,428

Total votes: 41,003
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission enacted a new congressional map on December 22, 2021.[11] This map took effect for New Jersey's 2022 congressional elections. The commission voted 7-6 to approve the Democratic map proposal, with all six Democratic members and the tiebreaker, former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge John Wallace voting to approve. All six Republican members of the commission voted against the map.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:[12]

  1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
  2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
  3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.[12]

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.[12]

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[12]

  1. Districts must be contiguous.
  2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
  3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[12]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New Jersey State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 11th the 157th most Democratic district nationally.[13]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 11th the 161st most Democratic district nationally.[14]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 57.8%-40.9%.[15]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 11th the 160th most Democratic district nationally.[16]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 57.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 40.9%.[17]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 11th Congressional District the 209th most Republican nationally.[18]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.07. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.07 points toward that party.[19]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
  2. New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
  3. CNN, "New Jersey House 11 Results," November 8, 2016
  4. Politico, "2012 Election Map, New Jersey," accessed November 7, 2012
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. New Jersey Globe, "Democrats win congressional redistricting fight," December 22, 2021
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
  13. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  14. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  16. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  17. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  18. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  19. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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