The already crowded special election for Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill ’s former seat in Congress now has a timeline.

Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday he set the primary election for Thursday, Feb. 5 and the general election for Thursday, April 16.

So far, 11 candidates have jumped in to take over Sherrill’s unexpired term representing North Jersey’s 11th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sherrill, a Democrat who has represented the district over four terms since 2019, resigned from the seat at 11:59 p.m. Thursday as she prepares to become New Jersey’s 57th governor. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli earlier this month in a bitter race to succeed Murphy, a fellow Democrat who is term-limited.

It’s up to the governor to issue a writ of election fo

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