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Cory Booker received 1,754,917 votes statewide to be N.J.’s U.S. Senator, according to the Associated Press’ unofficial 2026 general election results. Booker has served as U.S. Senator since 2013. His third term begins in January.
The Associated Press
Analilia Mejia won the N.J. House of Representatives seat in the 11th congressional district, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. Mejia received 70,082 votes. The district includes Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Montclair, Nutley, and South Orange.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
LaMonica McIver won the N.J. House of Representatives seat in the 10th congressional district, according to unofficial 2026 general election results from the Essex County Clerk’s office. McIver received 81,830 votes. The district includes East Orange, Irvington, Montclair, West Orange, and parts of Orange and Newark.
Essex County Clerk’s Office
Virtual roundtable discussing prescription drug costs in N.J. planned with The Jersey Vindicator, Riverview Studios, and New Jersey Citizen Action on Nov. 9. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Citizen Action
Budget listening session for 2026-27 planned virtually with the N.J. Department of Human Services on Nov. 9. It begins at 1 p.m. People interested in testifying must sign up online by Nov. 5. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Gestational diabetes webinar for expectant parents, caregivers, and providers planned with Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ on Nov. 9. It is from 10-11 a.m. Attendees will learn risk factors, prevention strategies, and ways to support a healthy pregnancy. Registration is required. Free admission. Add to 📅.
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
New Jersey residents can enroll in the state’s health insurance marketplace, Get Covered NJ, through Jan. 31. Get Covered NJ provides health insurance to people who are not insured through an employer or through Medicaid and Medicare. Healthcare plans under Get Covered NJ cover preventive services, emergency services, prescription drugs, prenatal and pediatric care, and more. Enrollment is available online. Add to 📅.
Get Covered NJ
Farmers Market Symposium planned virtually with NJ Food Democracy Collaborative on Nov. 11. It is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees will discuss ways to strengthen farmers markets, collaborate around food access, and explore market models across the state. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
NJ Food Democracy Collaborative
New Jersey students in grades 6-8 can register for Rutgers’ 4-H Model United Nations beginner-level program, scheduled to start Nov. 16. It meets Mondays at 7 p.m. on Zoom through Jan. 11. Registration deadline is Nov. 9. Add to 📅.
Essex County 4-H
A panel of three appellate court judges recently heard claims from defendants and plaintiffs in the eight-year lawsuit challenging segregation in N.J.’s public schools. The court is expected to take several months to make its ruling.
The case began in 2018 when Latino Action Network, NAACP N.J. State Conference, and the Urban League of Essex County joined families of nine N.J. public school students in a lawsuit claiming segregation in N.J. schools violates the state constitution and deprives students of their right to a quality education. Mediation, or negotiations between legal parties, began in 2023 after a state Superior Court judge found racial segregation in N.J. schools, but said the plaintiffs failed to show that segregation is widespread across every district.
In N.J., students must attend schools in the municipality where they live, which results in segregated schools because of residential segregation and discriminatory housing laws and practices, according to the lawsuit and a 2017 study from the UCLA Civil Rights Project. Possible solutions include creating new magnet schools that enroll students from multiple districts, allowing students to transfer schools, and redrawing district boundaries.
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