Analilia Mejia, a Democratic activist and labor organizer, won the April 16 special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill’s former seat in Congress.
Shortly after the Associated Press called the race at 8:07 p.m. ET, Mejia led Republican mayor Joe Hathaway by around a 40-point margin to take the seat for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
Mejia’s victory narrows the Republican majority in the House from 217–213 to 217–214. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) caucuses with the Republicans, giving them a 218-vote majority.
With Mejia’s election, there are three vacancies in the House, including two caused by the resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and the third caused by the death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)….