New Jersey's 11th Congressional District

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District

Incumbent

Mikie Sherrill

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is 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.

Elections

2024

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

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

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

Incumbent Mikie Sherrill defeated Joseph Belnome, Lily Benavides, and Joshua Lanzara in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 5, 2024.

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 393,751
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Democratic primary election

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

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mikie Sherrill	93.6	48,539
		Mark DeLotto	6.4	3,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,848
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Republican primary election

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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,497
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2022

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 defeated Paul DeGroot and Joseph Biasco in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 8, 2022.

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin McCormick (L)

Democratic primary election

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

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mikie Sherrill	100.0	37,948

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,948
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Republican primary election

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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,161
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hillery Brotschol (R)
• Larry Friscia (R)
• Robert Kovic (R)
• Patrick Quinn (R)
• Larry Casha (R)

2020

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 defeated Rosemary Becchi in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 3, 2020.

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 441,176
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Democratic primary election

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

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mikie Sherrill	100.0	79,961

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,961
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Washburne (D)

Republican primary election

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

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Becchi	100.0	46,774

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,774
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Casha (R)
• Robert Crook (R)
• Reinier Prijten (R)

2018

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

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

Mikie Sherrill defeated Jay Webber, Robert Crook, and Ryan Martinez in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on November 6, 2018.

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,574 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 45,629
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack Gebbia (D)

Republican primary election

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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 41,003
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2016

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) defeated Joseph Wenzel (D), Jeff Hetrick (L), and Thomas DePasquale (Financial Independence) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Frelinghuysen defeated Rick Van Glahn in the Republican primary, while Wenzel won the Democratic nomination against Lee Anne Brogowski and Richard McFarlane. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. Frelinghuysen won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen Incumbent	58%	194,299
	Democratic	Joseph Wenzel	38.9%	130,162
	Financial Independence	Thomas DePasquale	2.1%	7,056
	Libertarian	Jeff Hetrick	1%	3,475
Total Votes				334,992
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rodney Frelinghuysen Incumbent	76.2%	44,618
Rick Van Glahn	23.8%	13,909
Total Votes		58,527
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph Wenzel	70.4%	34,688
Richard McFarlane	17.8%	8,751
Lee Anne Brogowski	11.8%	5,799
Total Votes		49,238
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 11th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) defeated Mark Dunec (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen Incumbent	62.6%	109,455
	Democratic	Mark Dunec	37.4%	65,477
Total Votes				174,932
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2012

See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 11th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Arvanites	40%	123,897
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen Incumbent	58.8%	182,237
	Independent	Barry Berlin	1.2%	3,725
Total Votes				309,859
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Douglas Herbert (D) and Jim Gawron (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	67.2%	122,149
	Democratic	Douglas Herbert	30.5%	55,472
	Libertarian	Jim Gawron	2.3%	4,179
Total Votes				181,800

2008
On November 4, 2008, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Wyka (D) and Chandler Tedholm (For the People) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	61.8%	189,696
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	37%	113,510
	For the People	Chandler Tedholm	1.1%	3,526
Total Votes				306,732

2006
On November 7, 2006, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Wyka (D), Richard S. Roth (L) and John Mele (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	62.1%	126,085
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	36.6%	74,414
	Libertarian	Richard S. Roth	0.9%	1,730
	Constitution	John Mele	0.4%	842
Total Votes				203,071

2004
On November 2, 2004, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James W. Buell (D), Austin S. Lett (Independent/Libertarian) and John Mele (Independent/Immigration Moratorium Now) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	67.9%	200,915
	Democratic	James W. Buell	31%	91,811
	Independent/Libertarian	Austin S. Lett	0.5%	1,530
	Independent/Immigration Moratorium Now	John Mele	0.6%	1,746
Total Votes				296,002

2002
On November 5, 2002, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vij Pawar (D) and Richard S. Roth (Independent/Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	72.4%	132,938
	Democratic	Vij Pawar	26.4%	48,477
	Independent/Libertarian	Richard S. Roth	1.2%	2,263
Total Votes				183,678

2000
On November 7, 2000, Rodney Frelinghuysen won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John P. Scollo (D), John Pickarski (I) and James E. Spinosa (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 11 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen incumbent	68%	186,140
	Democratic	John P. Scollo	29.6%	80,958
	Independent	John Pickarski	1.9%	5,199
	Independent	James E. Spinosa	0.6%	1,541
Total Votes				273,838

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. 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:

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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%.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

See also

• Redistricting in New Jersey
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2020
• New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 11

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

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (3)