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The United States general elections of 2015 were held (for the most part) on Tuesday, November 3. The off-year election included a special election for Speaker of the House. There were also gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states; as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. In total, three congressional seats and three governorships were contested, but neither party had a net change. The Republicans however picked up other various statewide offices. This led NPR to call the 2015 elections "a stinging rebuke to President Obama ... cap() off yet another disappointing election cycle for Democrats," who have performed poorly against the Republicans in midterm and off-year elections during the tenure of President Obama. ==Federal elections== The following special elections were held to replace Senators or House Representatives who either died or resigned while in office: * Illinois's 18th congressional district: Representative Aaron Schock announced his resignation on March 17, 2015. The election was held on September 10, 2015, and won by Darin LaHood, who was sworn in on September 17, 2015. * Mississippi's 2nd congressional district: Representative Alan Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015. The election was won by Republican Trent Kelly, who was sworn into office on June 2, 2015. * New York's 11th congressional district: Representative Michael Grimm resigned from Congress on January 5, 2015, after pleading guilty to tax evasion. The election was won by Republican Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., who was sworn into office on May 12, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States elections, 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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