Who Will Fill New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Seat in Congress?

• Mikie Sherrill’s Transition from Congress to the Governor’s Office
• Potential Candidates to Fill Her Seat
• What’s Next for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill currently serves as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, which includes numerous communities across Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties. Now that she is our next Governor, someone will have to fill her seat in Congress.

According to Patch, "Sherrill will need to resign from her seat to take her new job as governor on Jan. 20. An election – including a primary – will take place to choose a replacement to fill her unexpired term. This will leave the state’s 11th district temporarily without a representative in Congress. An election date hasn’t been set."

Candidates to Possibly Fill Mikie Sherrill's Seat In Congress

• Former U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski
• Passaic County Commissioner John Bartlett
• Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill
• Randolph Mayor Joe Hathaway
• Former Barack Obama staffer Cammie Croft
• Morris Township Deputy Mayor Jeff Grayzel
• Chatham Borough Council Member Justin Strickland
• Community activist Anna Lee Williams

Other possible replacements include:

• New Jersey Assemblywoman Rosy Bagolie
• South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum
• Maplewood Committee member Dean Dafis
• Former Biden administration staffer Jack Miller

Here are the towns within the district:

Passaic County – Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part), Woodland Park

Essex County – Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell

Morris County – Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham, Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Twp (part), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Victory Gardens