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

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A special election to fill the seat representing New Jersey's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House will be held in 2026. A primary is scheduled for February 5, 2026. The general election will be held April 16, 2026. The filing deadline is December 1, 2025.

The special election will fill the vacancy left by Mikie Sherrill (D), who was elected Governor of New Jersey on November 4, 2025.

As of November 25, 2025, nine special elections have been called for the 119th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 118th Congress, 80 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.

This page focuses on New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election. For more in-depth information on the district's special primaries, see the following pages:

• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026 (February 5 Democratic primary)
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026 (February 5 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list or the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on April 16, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in New Jersey

See also

• Special elections to the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026)
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026 (February 5 Democratic primary)
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026 (February 5 Republican primary)
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2026

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Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (3)

Vacancies (1)