Justin Strickland
Justin Strickland (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He was on the ballot in the special Democratic primary on February 5, 2026.[source]
Strickland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election, 2026
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary occurred on February 5, 2026. The general election will occur on April 16, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Special general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Joe Hathaway is running in the special general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on April 16, 2026.
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 | Joe Hathaway (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on February 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Analilia Mejia | 29.1 | 18,512 | |
 | Tom Malinowski | 27.7 | 17,644 | |
 | Tahesha Way | 17.3 | 11,032 | |
 | Brendan Gill | 14.3 | 9,116 | |
 | John Bartlett | 2.7 | 1,716 | |
 | Justin Strickland | 2.1 | 1,315 | |
 | Jeffrey Grayzel | 1.9 | 1,232 | |
 | Zach Beecher | 1.9 | 1,206 | |
 | Cammie Croft | 1.0 | 666 | |
 | Anna Lee Williams | 0.8 | 501 | |
| Dean Dafis (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.4 | 273 | ||
 | J-L Cauvin | 0.4 | 273 | |
| Marc Chaaban (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.2 | 112 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 63,598 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kennedy Pivnick (D)
- Joseph Lewis (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11
Joe Hathaway advanced from the special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 11 on February 5, 2026.
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Justin Strickland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Strickland's responses.
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- The cost of living in our country is simply too high, unnecessarily so, and represents the most important challenge facing the vast majority of people in our country. While healthcare, housing, childcare and education costs rise, not enough is being done to ensure every American has the economic liberty to pursue the American Dream. I plan to address these challenges by delivering progressive policies that focus on affordability, specific legislation to lower expenses and allow Americans to achieve personal success and greater financial freedom. All of my policy proposals seek to lower the cost of living for families in our district and throughout the United States.
- To defeat Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda, the Democratic party needs to change. Democrats need to focus on helping regular Americans and introduce policy that helps make their lives better. Democrats need to do more to stand up to corporations and financial institutions. Democrats need to abandon party machine politics, support Congressional term limits, and introduce legislation to make corporate political action committee (PAC) money illegal.
- We can collectively support and defend our Constitution by participating in civic organizations. Civic organizations work together for the common good to improve communities and influence public policy through collective action, advocacy, education, and service. Through civic organizations, we can build a powerful grassroots movement where we can work together to make the United States stronger and life better for all Americans.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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