2015 United States House of Representatives elections

2015 United States House of Representatives elections

May 12, 2015 – September 10, 2015
3 of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Boehner Nancy Pelosi Party Republican Democratic Leader since February 2, 2006 January 3, 2003 Leader's seat Ohio 8th California 12th Last election 247 seats 188 seats Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 123,910 61,405 Percentage 64.1% 31.8%
Results:      Republican hold

There were three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2015 during the 115th United States Congress.

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.

Summary

District	Incumbent			This race
	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.	▌Y Dan Donovan (Republican) 58.33% ▌Vincent Gentile (Democratic) 40.11% ▌James Lane (Green) 1.33%
Mississippi 1	Alan Nunnelee	Republican	2010	Incumbent died February 6, 2015. A special election was held May 12, 2015. Republican hold.	▌Y Trent Kelly (Republican) 69.97% ▌Walter Zinn (Democratic) 30.03%
Illinois 18	Aaron Schock	Republican	2008	Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015. A special election was held September 10, 2015. Republican hold.	▌Y Darin LaHood (Republican) 68.8% ▌Rob Mellon (Democratic) 31.1%

New York's 11th congressional district

New York's 11th congressional district

Main article: 2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election

See also: List of United States representatives from New York

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.

2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election^[3]^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Mississippi's 1st congressional district

Mississippi's 1st congressional district

Main article: 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

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.

2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special runoff election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Trent Kelly	69,516	69.97
	Nonpartisan	Walter Zinn	29,831	30.03
Total votes			99,347	100.00
	Republican hold

Illinois's 18th congressional district

Illinois's 18th congressional district

Main article: 2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

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.

2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election^[10]^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

References

1. Pergram, Chad (December 30, 2014). "Rep. Michael Grimm to resign after admitting to tax evasion". Fox News. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
2. "The Wildest Story In The Republican Party Right Now". Business Insider. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
3. "11th Congressional District". New York Board of Elections. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. "Statement and Return Report for Certification" (PDF). Board of Elections in the City of New York. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
5. "Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi congressman, dies at 56". The Clarion-Ledger. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
6. Cahn, Emily (May 12, 2015). "Mississippi Special Election Heads to Runoff". Roll Call. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
7. "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2015 Special Runoff Election". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
8. Sherman, Jake (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses". POLITICO. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
9. Garcia, Monique (April 14, 2015). "Judge sets special election dates for Schock seat in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
10. "Election Results – Special General Election - 9/10/2015". elections.il.gov. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
11. Kaergard, Chris (September 10, 2015). "State Sen. Darin LaHood wins special election to replace Aaron Schock". Journal Star. Retrieved September 11, 2015.