2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election

none December 2022 February 2026 September 2023 2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election Indiana Presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 3 2008 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 3 2010 (regular) 2010 11 2 125px Marlin Stutzman Republican Party (United States) 115,415 63% 125px Tom Hayhurst Democratic Party (United States) 60,880 33% Representative Mark Souder Republican Party (United States) Marlin Stutzman Republican Party (United States) IN03 109.gif 325px Indiana's 3rd congressional district at the time of the 2010 elections. The 2010 United States House of Representatives special election for Indiana's Third congressional district occurred on November 2, 2010, to elect the successor to Mark Souder (R) who resigned upon admitting to an extramarital affair. This election coincided with the regularly scheduled election. Background Two weeks after winning renomination, Souder resigned both from office as U.S. Representative and as the Republican nominee for the Third district following the revelation of an affair with Tracy Meadows Jackson, a married female staffer.Indiana Rep. Souder says he'll resign over affair May 18, 2010, Associated Press. Governor Mitch Daniels (R), in the interest of cutting the costs of holding the election, scheduled the special election to succeed him to occur on the same day as the general election.http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100528%2FNEWS07%2F100529561 Special congressional election set for Nov. 2 | the Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN 2022-02-14 2010-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100731071936/http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100528%2FNEWS07%2F100529561 dead Nominating caucuses As per Indiana state law, the parties held caucuses within thirty days following Souder's resignation to choose their nominees for the special election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=649032 Our Campaigns - IN District 03 - R Replacement Convention Race - Jun 12, 2010 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Republicans held their caucus on June 12. State Senator Marlin Stutzman, the runner-up in the Republican U.S. Senatorial primary, won the nomination decisively in the second round over state Representative Randy Borror, car salesman Bob Thomas, Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, and Ryan Elijah. Republican caucus results (round 1) Marlin Stutzman Republican Party (United States) 180 44.34 Randy Borror Republican Party (United States) 67 16.5 Liz Brown Republican Party (United States) 46 11.33 Ryan Elijah Republican Party (United States) 43 10.59 Bob Thomas Republican Party (United States) 21 5.17 Robert Morris Republican Party (United States) 16 3.94 Wes Culver Republican Party (United States) 11 2.71 Dennis Wright Republican Party (United States) 11 2.71 Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) 5 1.23 Joseph Schomburg Republican Party (United States) 4 .99 Rachel Grubb Republican Party (United States) 1 .25 Lonnie Powell Republican Party (United States) 1 .25 Greg Dickman Republican Party (United States) 0 0 Richard Thonert Republican Party (United States) 0 0 Scott Welsh Republican Party (United States) 0 0 406 100 Republican caucus results (round 2)http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100612/LOCAL08/100619899 Stutzman wins Republican caucus | the Journal Gazette 2012-01-12 2012-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102220105/http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100612/LOCAL08/100619899 dead Marlin Stutzman Republican Party (United States) 229 57.25 Randy Borror Republican Party (United States) 69 17.25 Ryan Elijah Republican Party (United States) 46 11.5 Liz Brown Republican Party (United States) 39 9.75 Bob Thomas Republican Party (United States) 17 4.25 400 100 Democratic Democrats choose former Fort Wayne city councilman Tom Hayhurst, who had won the Democratic primary for the general election earlier, as their nominee for the special election. Libertarian Tea Party activist and ex-Republican Scott W. Wise, also their nominee for the general election, was chosen as the Libertarian nominee for the special election. Polling Poll source Date(s) administered Samplesize Margin oferror Marlin Stutzman (R) Tom Hayhurst (D) Scott Wise (L) UndecidedAmerican ViewpointAmerican Viewpoint July 19–20, 2010 400 ±4.9% 56% 29% 2% n/aSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 21–25, 2010 400 ±4.9% 57% 32% 7% 2%Riggs ResearchRiggs Research October 27–28, 2010 400 ±4.9% 36% 40% 3% n/a Results Given the district's strong conservative bent, which at the time had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+14, Stutzman, as predicted by many political prognosticators, handily won the simultaneous special and general elections in November. 2010 US House special election: Indiana 3https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=651548 Our Campaigns - IN - District 03 - Special Election Race - Nov 02, 2010 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Marlin Stutzman 115,415 62.65% +7.61% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Hayhurst 60,880 33.05% -6.65% Libertarian Party (United States) Scott W. Wise 7,914 4.30% -0.96% 184,209 100.00% 54,535 29.60% By county Sourcehttps://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2010_CD_3_Special_Election.pdf Special Election - Third Congressional District November 2, 2010 Indiana Secretary of State 17 November 2022 26 February 2026 County Marlin StutzmanRepublican Tom HayhurstDemocratic Scott WiseLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Allen49,97157.40%33,66438.67%3,4153.92%16,30718.73%87,050DeKalb7,19962.56%3,73232.43%5765.01%3,46730.13%11,507Elkhart19,21270.68%7,17126.38%7972.93%12,04144.30%27,180Kosciusko14,73174.11%4,22321.24%9244.65%10,50852.86%19,878LaGrange4,53869.36%1,68825.80%3174.84%2,85043.56%6,543Noble7,21164.23%3,47430.81%5925.25%3,73733.14%11,277Steuben6,01759.56%3,53735.01%5495.43%3,48034.45%10,103Whitley6,53661.25%3,39131.78%7446.97%3,14529.47%10,671 References Indiana 2010 03 Indiana 2010 03 2010 03 Special Indiana 03 Special United States House of Representatives 03 Special United States House of Representatives 2010 03