2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election

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2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election

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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Nominee Rudy Yakym Paul Steury Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 118,997 62,792 Percentage 63.3% 33.4%
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

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 # % # % # % # % # % 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

See also

• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2022 United States elections
• 117th United States Congress
• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

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.
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.
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.
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.
9. 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".
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.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Paul Steury (D) for Congress
• Rudy Yakym (R) for Congress