Aspecial election forNew York's 11th congressional district was held on May 5, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation ofMichael Grimm . Grimm, a member of theRepublican Party , announced on December 30, 2014, that he would resign from the House effective January 5, 2015, and not take his seat for a third term following his guilty plea fortax evasion . On May 5, 2015, Republican candidate Dan Donovan defeated his Democratic challenger Vincent Gentile in the election and filled the vacant seat.[ 1]
In April 2014, Grimm was indicted on twenty felony charges, includingmail and wire fraud ,perjury ,obstruction of justice , employingillegal immigrants , and conspiring to defraud the United States after it was found that he under-reported revenues and employee wages relating to a restaurant he owned. He surrendered to the police and was released on $400,000 bail.[ 2] [ 3] Domenic Recchia , theDemocratic Party nominee, by 53%, Grimm's highest margin in his congressional career.[ 4]
On December 23, 2014, Grimm pleaded guilty to one charge of felonytax evasion . All other charges were dropped as part of the plea bargain.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] I.2.iv ),Governor Andrew Cuomo is legally required to call aspecial election to fill the seat, which under the terms of theNew York Constitution is to be held within 70 to 80 days of his announcement.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Jack B. Weinstein of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered Cuomo to either schedule the election or explain why he was delaying, or he would schedule the election himself.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
As it was a special election, primary elections did not occur. The nominees were selected by local party leaders inBrooklyn andStaten Island .[ 16]
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State legislators Party chapters Nicole Malliotakis(declined)
Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, theConservative ,Green ,Independence ,Reform , Women's Equality andWorking Families parties arequalified New York parties . Under the terms ofelectoral fusion , a candidate may be nominated by multiple parties.
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Dan Michael Other Undecided Global Strategy Group *[ 43] January 16–18, 2015 404 ± 4.9% 48% 28% — 24%
Campaign Finance Reports through April 15 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on Hand Debt Vincent Gentile $195,724 $79,697 $116,026 $0 Dan Donovan $614,775 $152,533 $461,781 $120,760 James Lane $11,095 $3,567 $7,527 $0 Source: OpenSecrets[ 44]
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RetrievedJanuary 7, 2015 .^ "Malliotakis backs Donovan for Congress" .Capital New York . January 12, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2015 .^a b c d "New York's 11th Congressional District special election, 2015" .Ballotpedia .^ Rachel Shapiro (February 27, 2015)."Staten Island Democrats select Vincent Gentile as candidate for Congress" .Staten Island Advance . RetrievedMarch 2, 2015 . ^ Rachel Shapiro (February 16, 2015)."Another Brooklyn Democrat emerges as a possible candidate for empty seat in Congress" .Staten Island Advance . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2015 . ^ "Staten Island Democrats will interview potential candidates for Congress Feb. 11" .SILive . February 2, 2015. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2015 .^ Rachel Shapiro (February 11, 2015)."Staten Island Democrats interview three people but still have no candidate for Congress" .Staten Island Advance . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2015 . ^ Paula Katinas (December 29, 2014)."Grimm resignation fires up speculation on replacement" .Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 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