| Election Name: | District 3A special election, 2015 |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | by-election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | The District 3A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Nominee1: | Rob Ecklund |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,591 |
| Percentage1: | 63.39% |
| Nominee2: | Roger Skraba |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,399 |
| Percentage2: | 19.32% |
| Nominee3: | Kelsey Johnson |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,144 |
| Percentage3: | 15.79% |
| Representative | |
| Before Election: | David Dill |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Rob Ecklund |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on December 8, 2015, to elect a new representative for District 3A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the death of Representative David Dill on August 8, 2015. A primary election was held on September 29, 2015, to nominate a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate. Rob Ecklund, the DFL nominee, won the special election.
The DFL did not hold an endorsing convention that was originally scheduled for September 19. In announcing his decision to cancel the event, Senate District 3 DFL chair Paul Fish said that "[t]he voters of 3A deserve the opportunity to select the DFL candidate who best represents their interests. Therefore, a DFL endorsing convention for the 3A seat will not be held. Participation in the Sept. 29 primary is encouraged."[6] Cook County DFL chair Anton Moody, Lake County DFL chair Marlys Wisch, and St. Louis County DFL chair Kirsten Larsen, whose counties include District 3A, said that they disagreed with the decision, citing a lack of transparency.[7] The decision also upset DFL candidate Bill Hansen, who was considered to be the front-runner for the party endorsement.[8]
| District 3A special primary election, 2015[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Roger Skraba | 576 | 100.00 | ||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Rob Ecklund | 3,083 | 43.71 | ||
| Bill Hansen | 2,637 | 37.39 | |||
| Eric Johnson | 678 | 9.61 | |||
| Heidi Omerza | 655 | 9.29 | |||
| Subtotal | 7,053 | 100.00 | |||
| Total | 7,629 | 100.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 124 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout (out of 24,668 registered voters)[10] | 7,753 | 31.43 | |||
| Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A special election, 2015[11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆ | ||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Rob Ecklund | 4,591 | 63.39 | −2.16 | ||
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Roger Skraba | 1,399 | 19.32 | −14.89 | ||
| Independent | Kelsey Johnson | 1,144 | 15.79 | +15.79 | ||
| Write-in | N/A | 109 | 1.50 | +1.26 | ||
| Total | 7,243 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | |||
| Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 District 3A[12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆ | ||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | David Dill | 12,067 | 65.55 | −1.20 | ||
| Republican Party of Minnesota | Eric Johnson | 6,297 | 34.21 | +1.33 | ||
| Write-in | N/A | 45 | 0.24 | −0.13 | ||
| Total | 18,409 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | |||