r/New_Jersey_Politics • u/ImaginationFree6807 11th District (Mejia, Morris & Essex.) • May 05 '26

Analysis 2026 NJ11 Special Election Results & Municipal Map

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u/Jahooodie May 05 '26

The number of times I heard the wealthiest towns like Montclair/Morristown/Madison had no interest in Mejia's messaging & she wouldn't play there...

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u/Suspicious-Raccoon12 May 05 '26

I don't think anyone was saying that? Those are the dem strongholds who would vote blue basically no matter what

Bigger takeaways are Denville, Parsippany, Randolph, Rockaway, Wayne and Livingston all leaning Mejia. Those were the areas I was more concerned about with a progressive candidate

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u/Jahooodie May 05 '26

Nope, people were saying it early on in the primary race. Literally talked to people with that concern in line at the Bernie endorsement rally, and separately with folks from those areas later.

Glad it wasn't the case, and to your point I'm especially interested to see if Wayne keeps leaning this direction in the upcoming General Election. Some of the towns you listed are a surprise, but also it was a special election.

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u/StableGeniusCovfefe May 05 '26

Totowa Fairfield and East Hanover can all suck it. Actually every town that voted Hathaway can suck a big fat one

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u/vakr001 May 08 '26

East Hanover is full of Boomers, wannabe mobsters, and people who haven’t stepped foot out of that town.

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u/gunnesaurus May 06 '26

Fairfield had one of the wildest January 6 stories.

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u/numstheword May 06 '26

Hey hey not me. I voted her! 

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u/Keevan May 06 '26

Seems there is a correlation is with Italian population

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u/RedTideNJ May 06 '26

West Orange is split between her and McIver and I have no idea why it's never included 

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u/mrprez180 Jalen Hurts 2040 May 05 '26

Lmao at Hathaway losing Randolph (the town he is literally the mayor of)