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New Jersey 11th District special primary 2026

No. 4 of 16 House races in the 2026 special elections

The short version

In the 2026 New Jersey 11th District special primary, 10 outside groups spent $3.6M: $2.1M supporting Tahesha Way (D), $734K supporting Tom Malinowski (D) and $129K opposing Tom Malinowski.

$3.6M

outside money

supporting Tahesha Way (D)
$2.1M
supporting Tom Malinowski (D)
$734K
opposing Tom Malinowski (D)
$129K

Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate

Both sides on one scale
← OpposingSupporting →
  • Tahesha Way Democrat

    $2.1M

    $2.1M supporting Tahesha Way

  • Tom Malinowski Democrat

    $129K
    $734K

    $734K supporting Tom Malinowski · $129K opposing Tom Malinowski

  • Analilia Mejia Democrat

    $332K

    $332K supporting Analilia Mejia

  • Zach Beecher Democrat

    $306K

    $306K supporting Zach Beecher

The long version

The candidates

What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.

Week by week

Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.

Week of 2 Feb 2026

Supporting $461K

Supporting candidatesOpposing candidates

The groups on each side

The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.

Spent supporting a candidate

  1. DLGAsupporting Tahesha Way$1.7M
  2. The American Ideals PACsupporting Tom Malinowski$734K
  3. Article One PACsupporting Tahesha Way$350K
  4. VOTEVETS Action Fundsupporting Zach Beecher$306K
  5. Working Families Party PACsupporting Analilia Mejia$274K
  6. DMFI PACsupporting Tahesha Way$37,090
  7. Citizens Against Aipac Corruptionsupporting Analilia Mejia$35,000
  8. Affordability and Progress PACsupporting Brendan Gill$31,939

Spent opposing a candidate

  1. Affordability and Progress PACopposing Tom Malinowski$129K

Who’s connected to whom

The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.

Their biggest giversGroups that spentCandidatesDLGA spent $1.7M supporting Tahesha Way · $1.7MThe American Ideals PAC spent $734K supporting Tom Malinowski · $734KArticle One PAC spent $350K supporting Tahesha Way · $350KVOTEVETS Action Fund spent $306K supporting Zach Beecher · $306KWorking Families Party PAC spent $274K supporting Analilia Mejia · $274KAffordability and Progress PAC spent $129K opposing Tom Malinowski · $129KDMFI PAC spent $37,090 supporting Tahesha Way · $37,090Citizens Against Aipac Corruption spent $35,000 supporting Analilia Mejia · $35,000Affordability and Progress PAC spent $31,939 supporting Brendan Gill · $31,939Poarch Creek Indians gave $250K to DLGA · $250KVertex Pharmaceuticals gave $175K to DLGA · $175KAmerican Committee of Middle East Rights gave $50,000 to The American Ideals PAC · $50,000Article One Action Fund (DC) gave $2.6M to Article One PAC · $2.6MOpportunity Forward Alliance (DC) gave $750K to Article One PAC · $750KAccountable Justice Action Fund gave $1.0M to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0MJordan/delaney Family Trust gave $450K to Working Families Party PAC · $450KLocal Union 164 IBEW State C.O.P.E. Fund gave $50,000 to Affordability and Progress PAC · $50,000New York Trades Council Committee on Political Education gave $50,000 to Affordability and Progress PAC · $50,000Democratic Majority For Israel gave $1.4M to DMFI PAC · $1.4MActblue gave $105 to DMFI PAC · $105Counter Coalition gave $4,000 to Citizens Against Aipac Corruption · $4,000Lal PAC gave $1,449 to Citizens Against Aipac Corruption · $1,449Poarch Creek IndiansPoarch Creek IndiansCompany or group · $250KVertex PharmaceuticalsVertex PharmaceuticalsCompany or group · $175KAmerican Committee of MiddleEast RightsAmerican Committee of Middle East RightsCompany or group · $50,000Article One Action Fund (DC)Article One Action Fund (DC)Company or group · $2.6MOpportunity Forward Alliance(DC)Opportunity Forward Alliance (DC)Company or group · $750KAccountable Justice ActionFundAccountable Justice Action FundCompany or group · $1.0MJordan/delaney Family TrustJordan/delaney Family TrustCompany or group · $450KLocal Union 164 IBEW StateC.O.P.E. FundLocal Union 164 IBEW State C.O.P.E. FundCompany or group · $50,000New York Trades CouncilCommittee on PoliticalEducationNew York Trades Council Committee on Political EducationCompany or group · $50,000Democratic Majority ForIsraelDemocratic Majority For IsraelCompany or group · $1.4MActblueActblueCompany or group · $105Counter CoalitionCounter CoalitionCompany or group · $4,000Lal PACLal PACCompany or group · $1,449DLGADLGAGroup · $1.7MThe American Ideals PACThe American Ideals PACGroup · $734KArticle One PACArticle One PACGroup · $350KVOTEVETS Action FundVOTEVETS Action FundGroup · $306KWorking Families Party PACWorking Families Party PACGroup · $274KAffordability and ProgressPACAffordability and Progress PACGroup · $161KDMFI PACDMFI PACGroup · $37,090Citizens Against AipacCorruptionCitizens Against Aipac CorruptionGroup · $35,000Tahesha WayTahesha WayCandidate · $2.1MTom MalinowskiTom MalinowskiCandidate · $863KAnalilia MejiaAnalilia MejiaCandidate · $332KZach BeecherZach BeecherCandidate · $306KBrendan GillBrendan GillCandidate · $31,939
  • DLGA spent supporting Tahesha Way · $1.7M
  • The American Ideals PAC spent supporting Tom Malinowski · $734K
  • Article One PAC spent supporting Tahesha Way · $350K
  • VOTEVETS Action Fund spent supporting Zach Beecher · $306K
  • Working Families Party PAC spent supporting Analilia Mejia · $274K
  • Affordability and Progress PAC spent opposing Tom Malinowski · $129K
  • DMFI PAC spent supporting Tahesha Way · $37,090
  • Citizens Against Aipac Corruption spent supporting Analilia Mejia · $35,000
  • Affordability and Progress PAC spent supporting Brendan Gill · $31,939
  • Poarch Creek Indians gave to DLGA · $250K
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals gave to DLGA · $175K
  • American Committee of Middle East Rights gave to The American Ideals PAC · $50,000
  • Article One Action Fund (DC) gave to Article One PAC · $2.6M
  • Opportunity Forward Alliance (DC) gave to Article One PAC · $750K
  • Accountable Justice Action Fund gave to Working Families Party PAC · $1.0M
  • Jordan/delaney Family Trust gave to Working Families Party PAC · $450K
  • Local Union 164 IBEW State C.O.P.E. Fund gave to Affordability and Progress PAC · $50,000
  • New York Trades Council Committee on Political Education gave to Affordability and Progress PAC · $50,000
  • Democratic Majority For Israel gave to DMFI PAC · $1.4M
  • Actblue gave to DMFI PAC · $105
  • Counter Coalition gave to Citizens Against Aipac Corruption · $4,000
  • Lal PAC gave to Citizens Against Aipac Corruption · $1,449
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Group

DLGA

  • DLGA spent $1.7M supporting Tahesha Way$1.7M
  • Poarch Creek Indians gave $250K to DLGA$250K
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals gave $175K to DLGA$175K
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