A race for an open House seat in New Jersey goes to the polls today (Thursday). (POSSIBLE OUTCUE: The winner will serve out the final months of Sherrill’s term, and the two could meet again in November.) VERBATIM: Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway […]
Audio
New Jersey Election Could Decide House Majority
A race for an open House seat in New Jersey goes to the polls today (Thursday).
(POSSIBLE OUTCUE:
The winner will serve out the final months of Sherrill’s term, and the two could meet again in November.)
VERBATIM: Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway compete in Thursday’s special election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill when she was elected governor last year.
Mejia, who has support from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, emerged from a crowded Democratic primary in February, while Hathaway, a council member in suburban Randolph, was unchallenged.
The contest will decide which party controls the seat in the closely divided House, with the midterms of President Donald Trump’s second term on the horizon.
Bernie Bennett reporting.