Indiana Republicans on Saturday chose Rudy Yakim on the November ballot to replace the late U.S. Rep.

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Jackie Walorski, after Yakim won the support of the Indiana congresswoman's husband. Walorski was killed in an accident earlier this month

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Yaquim will be a heavy favorite in the November election against Democrat Paul Steury, a high school

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Yaquim will be a heavy favorite in the November election against Democrat Paul Steury, a high school

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science teacher from Goshen, and liberal William Henry. He will serve both Walorski's term, which ends this year,

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and a full two-year term. Both elections will be on the November ballot. Yakim received the most votes Saturday

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from Republican precinct committee members for their party's nomination in northern Indiana's tight GOP 2nd

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Congressional District. He won the general election ballot vacancy by ballot and the special election ballot

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vacancy by acclamation, Indiana Republican Party spokesman Luke Thomas said in an email.

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Yakim, 38, is an executive at the Elkhart distribution company Chem Crest and has been a longtime political

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Yakim portrayed himself as someone who would continue Walorski's work with conservative causes