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Joe Hathaway, a Randolph Township Council member and former mayor, is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for New Jersey's 11th congressional district, which is centered in Morris County and includes Montclair and Morristown.
The seat became vacant on November 20, 2025, after Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the 2025 election for governor of New Jersey, and Hathaway was the Republican nominee in the April 16, 2026, special election, which Democrat Analilia Mejia won.
Hathaway was unopposed in the regular Republican primary and received 23,961 votes. The general election on November 3, 2026, is a rematch with Mejia, who won the Democratic primary with 81.7% of the vote.