On November 21, 2025, Governor Murphy issued a Writ of Election to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congressional District due to the resignation of the Honorable Mikie Sherrill.
Writ of Elections

The full schedule of deadlines can be found here on our Chronological Election Timelines page. For immediate use, the deadline for partisan candidates to file their petitions for the special primary election is no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2025. Please find the information sheet and petition for the special primary election on our Candidate Information page.

The deadline for independent candidates to file their petitions for the special general election is no later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026. Please find the information sheet and petition for the special general election on our Candidate Information page.