NJ-11 Indy Candidate Takes Another Run At Congress Seat: 2026 Election

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An Essex County resident is gearing up for another run at a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as an independent candidate.

Alan Bond, a Montclair resident, will again be on the ballot for the general election on Nov. 3 in New Jersey’s 11^th district (Essex, Morris and Passaic counties).

Other candidates appearing on the ballot will include the Democratic incumbent, Analilia Mejia, and the Republican nominee, Joe Hathaway. Another candidate, Vince Matrisciano, is running as a write-in.

Bond also ran as an independent in April’s special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress.

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New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District includes the following municipalities:

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

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

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