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There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2015 during the 115th United States Congress.
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![]() Results: Republican hold |
All of the elections were won by the party previously holding the seat. Therefore, there were no net changes in party.
Elections are sorted by date and district.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 11 | Michael Grimm | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent resigned December 30, 2014. A special election was held May 5, 2015. Republican hold. |
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Mississippi 1 | Alan Nunnelee | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent died February 6, 2015. A special election was held May 12, 2015. Republican hold. |
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Illinois 18 | Aaron Schock | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015. A special election was held September 10, 2015. Republican hold. |
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A special election was held on May 5, 2015, to fill the vacancy of Michael Grimm, who resigned from Congress on January 5, 2015, after pleading guilty to tax evasion.[1] Local party leaders in Brooklyn and Staten Island selected their nominees, replacing a primary.[2] Republican nominee Dan Donovan was elected to the seat, defeating his Democratic challenger Vincent J. Gentile.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Donovan | 19,065 | 44.85 | |
Conservative | Dan Donovan | 4,289 | 10.09 | |
Independence | Dan Donovan | 1,443 | 3.39 | |
Total | Dan Donovan | 24,797 | 58.33 | |
Democratic | Vincent Gentile | 15,595 | 36.69 | |
Working Families | Vincent Gentile | 1,454 | 3.42 | |
Total | Vincent Gentile | 17,049 | 40.11 | |
Green | James Lane | 567 | 1.33 | |
Write-in | 96 | 0.23 | ||
Total votes | 42,509 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Representative Alan Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, after health complications with his brain.[5] Governor Phil Bryant called for a nonpartisan blanket primary to be held on May 12, 2015, with a runoff between the top two finishers on June 2, 2015.[6] The primary consisted of thirteen candidates, with all but one being affiliated with the Republican Party. In the runoff, Republican Trent Kelly defeated Democrat Walter Zinn by a wide margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Trent Kelly | 69,516 | 69.97 | |
Nonpartisan | Walter Zinn | 29,831 | 30.03 | |
Total votes | 99,347 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
A special election was held on September 10, 2015, following the resignation of Aaron Schock on March 31, 2015, amid a scandal involving his use of public and campaign funds.[8] Primary elections were set for July 7 to comply with the UOCAVA, despite Illinois law calling for a stricter deadline.[9] Republican nominee Darin LaHood defeated Democratic nominee Rob Mellon by over thirty percentage points.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Darin LaHood | 35,329 | 68.84 | |
Democratic | Rob Mellon | 15,979 | 31.14 | |
Write-in | Constant "Conner" Vlakancic | 7 | 0.01 | |
Write-in | Roger K. Davis | 4 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 51,319 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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