Early in-person voting for the special primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House of Representatives begins in two days.
The 11-person race on the Democratic side includes ex-Rep. Tom Malinowski, who is leading the fundraising race by pulling in nearly $1.2 million in his bid to return to Congress (he represented the 7th District for two terms until losing reelection in 2022). Behind him is Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill, who raised $969,103.
Everyone else is way behind, though Tahesha Way, the former lieutenant governor and secretary of state, is getting boosted by two outside groups dropping a total of $1.7 million in support of her (her own campaign raised ~$515K.).
The timing of the election is incredibly strange. The primary is on Thursday, Feb. 5, and the election is onThursday, April 16.