2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election

2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election
Indiana's 2nd congressional district
	Results by county:; Yakym: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. Representative before election; Jackie Walorski; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Rudy Yakym; Republican

The 2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election was a special election to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant after incumbent Congresswoman Jackie Walorski died in a traffic collision on August 3, 2022.^[1]^[2]

In accordance with Title 3, Article 10, of the Indiana Code, a special election must be held for any U.S. House vacancy that occurs more than 74 days before the next general election.^[3] On August 9, Governor Eric Holcomb announced the special election was to be held concurrently with the general election on November 8.^[4] Parties held caucuses to nominate their candidates for the election; they had until August 26 to do so.^[5]

Since the congressional district boundaries set in the 2020 redistricting cycle went into effect on January 3, 2023, the special election was conducted under the old district lines whereas the regular election on the same date was conducted under the new district lines.^[4]

Republican caucus

The Indiana Republican Party held its nominating caucus in Mishawaka on August 20.^[6] Out of approximately 500 precinct committee members who were eligible to vote,^[7] about 375 were present at the caucus.^[8] The number of votes received by each candidate was not made public; Indiana Republican Party chair Kyle Hupfer said in a statement that Rudy Yakym received a majority of votes in the first round of balloting and was thus selected to replace Walorski as the Republican nominee in the 2022 regular election. Subsequently, Yakym also won the nomination for the special election by voice vote.^[8]

Candidates

Nominee

Rudy Yakym, supply chain management executive and former finance director for Jackie Walorski^[7]^[9]

Eliminated at convention

Dallas Barkman^[9]
Terry Harper III^[9]
Curtis Hill, former attorney general of Indiana^[9]
Michael Hogberg, enrolled agent and tax preparer^[9]
Scott Alan Huffman^[9]
Tiernan Kane, attorney^[9]
Daniel Koors^[9]
Marvin Joe Layne^[9]
Curt Nisly, state representative from the 22nd district^[9]
Christy Stutzman, former state representative from the 49th district and wife of former U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman^[9]
Scott Wise^[9]

Did not file

Mick Hoeflinger^[9]
Michael Nidiffer^[9]

Declined

Dean Swihart, Jackie Walorski's widower (endorsed Yakym)^[9]

Endorsements

Rudy Yakym

Individuals

Dean Swihart, Jackie Walorski's widower^[9]

Results

Republican caucus results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rudy Yakym	205	56.79
	Republican	Curtis Hill	86	23.82
	Republican	Curt Nisly	31	8.59
	Republican	Christy Stutzman	27	7.48
	Republican	Marvin Layne	12	3.32
	Republican	Others	0	0.00
Total votes			361	100.00

Democratic caucus

The Indiana Democratic Party held its nominating caucus in Lakeville on August 23.^[11]

Candidates

Nominee

Paul Steury, environmental consultant and nominee for this district in the 2022 regular election^[12]

Libertarian caucus

Candidates

Nominee

William Henry, communications consultant, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2020, and nominee for this district in the 2022 regular election^[11]

General election

Endorsements

Rudy Yakym (R)

Individuals

Dean Swihart, Jackie Walorski's widower^[9]

Results

2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rudy Yakym	118,997	63.3	+1.86
	Democratic	Paul Steury	62,792	33.4	−5.11
	Libertarian	William Henry	6,101	3.2	N/A
	Write-in	Marla Godette	143	0.1	N/A
Total votes			188,033	100.00

By county

County	Rudy Yakym Republican		Paul Steury Democratic		William Henry Libertarian		Marla Godette Write-in		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Elkhart	30,859	68.9%	12,845	28.7%	1,065	2.4%	15	0.0%	18,014	40.2%	44,784
Fulton	4,177	75.6%	1,174	21.2%	175	3.2%	1	0.0%	3,003	54.3%	5,527
Kosciusko (part)	6,646	76.2%	1,284	14.7%	792	9.1%	0	0.0%	5,362	61.5%	8,722
LaPorte (part)	9,555	60.1%	5,682	35.8%	654	4.1%	0	0.0%	3,873	24.4%	15,891
Marshall	9,383	73.7%	2,976	23.4%	370	2.9%	1	0.0%	6,407	50.3%	12,730
Miami	6,385	75.7%	1,710	20.3%	337	4.0%	0	0.0%	4,675	55.4%	8,432
Pulaski	2,861	76.9%	740	19.9%	117	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,121	57.0%	3,718
St. Joseph	36,908	51.5%	32,638	45.6%	1,968	2.7%	123	0.2%	4,270	6.0%	71,637
Starke	4,895	71.8%	1,664	24.4%	251	3.7%	3	0.0%	3,231	47.4%	6,813
Wabash	7,328	74.9%	2,079	21.3%	372	3.8%	0	0.0%	5,249	53.7%	9,779
Totals	118,997	63.3%	62,792	33.4%	6,101	3.2%	143	0.1%	56,205	29.9%	188,033

References

^ Karni, Annie (August 3, 2022). "Jackie Walorski, Indiana congresswoman, is dead at 58". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ Zanona, Melanie; Foran, Clare (August 3, 2022). "Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in car accident that also killed 2 staffers". CNN. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ "Indiana Code, Title 3". Indiana General Assembly. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lange, Kaitlin (August 9, 2022). "Gov. Holcomb calls special election to fill Rep. Walorski's seat". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ Chapman, Lauren (August 9, 2022). "Holcomb calls special election for Walorski's second congressional district seat". WFIU. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ Smith, Casey (August 9, 2022). "Indiana governor calls special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski". Indiana Capital Chronicle. Ball State Daily News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late U.S. Rep. Walorski". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lanich, Carley (August 20, 2022). "Rudy Yakym, candidate endorsed by Jackie Walorski's husband, picked in Indiana GOP caucus". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Burbrink, Jacob (August 15, 2022). "Former attorney general Curtis Hill among candidates vying for vacant second congressional district position". WXIN. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ "IN District 02 - R Replacement".
^ ^a ^b "14 Republicans file to fill Indiana's vacant 2nd congressional district seat". WISH-TV. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "Indiana Democrats confirm candidate to replace Rep. Walorski". Associated Press. August 24, 2022.
^ "Indiana Election Results". enr.indianavoters.in.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] Karni, Annie (August 3, 2022). "Jackie Walorski, Indiana congresswoman, is dead at 58". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[2] Zanona, Melanie; Foran, Clare (August 3, 2022). "Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in car accident that also killed 2 staffers". CNN. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[3] "Indiana Code, Title 3". Indiana General Assembly. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[indystar_2022-08-09-4] Lange, Kaitlin (August 9, 2022). "Gov. Holcomb calls special election to fill Rep. Walorski's seat". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[5] Chapman, Lauren (August 9, 2022). "Holcomb calls special election for Walorski's second congressional district seat". WFIU. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[6] Smith, Casey (August 9, 2022). "Indiana governor calls special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski". Indiana Capital Chronicle. Ball State Daily News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[ap_2022-08-20-7] "Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late U.S. Rep. Walorski". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[sbt_2022-08-20-8] Lanich, Carley (August 20, 2022). "Rudy Yakym, candidate endorsed by Jackie Walorski's husband, picked in Indiana GOP caucus". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[Candidates-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Burbrink, Jacob (August 15, 2022). "Former attorney general Curtis Hill among candidates vying for vacant second congressional district position". WXIN. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[10] "IN District 02 - R Replacement".

[LibertarianNominee-11] "14 Republicans file to fill Indiana's vacant 2nd congressional district seat". WISH-TV. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[12] "Indiana Democrats confirm candidate to replace Rep. Walorski". Associated Press. August 24, 2022.

[13] "Indiana Election Results". enr.indianavoters.in.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election

Contents

Republican caucus

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Did not file

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Democratic caucus

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian caucus

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Results

See also

References

External links