Republicans fell far short in their bid to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey.Democrat Analilia Mejia, who was backed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of neighboring New York, convincingly defeated GOP candidate Joe Hathaway in Thursday's special election in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, The Associated Press reported. The race was called minutes after the polls closed at 8pm ET.With her victory, Mejia will fill the final eight months of the term of Gov. Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat...
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