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KRDOvia CNNApr 16, 2026Local News

A New Jersey special election could soon narrow the House GOP’s razor-thin majority

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a narrowing House majority that could be reduced to a two-vote margin following the New Jersey special election.

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A special election in New Jersey’s 11th District between progressive Analilia Mejia (D) and Joe Hathaway (R) could further shrink the GOP’s narrow House majority, reducing Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for party-line defections to just two votes.

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