Progressive Upset Possible In New Jersey Primary, Race Remains Too Close To CallProgressives are on the verge of a significant upset in a Democratic primary in New Jersey, where the race for the party's nomination for a U.S. House seat remains too close to call as of Thursday night. Analilia Mejia, who had the backing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders, has a narrow 486-vote lead over former Rep. Tom Malinowski, who was widely seen as the frontrunner in the race. The Associated Press estimated 91% of the ballots in the race have been counted.The state's 11th District, which contains suburbs in the northern and central parts of the state and was previously represented by now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill, is solidly Democratic. The winner will be heavily favored in an April showdown with the GOP nominee, Randolph Mayor Joe Hathaway.Mejia, who has called Israel's War in Gaza a genocide, may be the inadvertent beneficiary of $3 million worth of attacks an AIPAC-linked super PAC aimed at Malinowski, a former ally of the group who now supports conditioning aid to Israel. Former Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way, the preferred candidate of pro-Israel groups, was in a distant third.See All UpdatesClose