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Sodrel pulls out of race; Young takes nomination

by WHAS11 News and The Associated Press

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Posted on May 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Updated Tuesday, May 4 at 10:37 PM

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(WHAS11/AP) - Republican Mike Sodrel said he was bowing out of Indiana's 9th District race, before the results were officially in.

Bloomington attorney Todd Young narrowly won the Republican primary, with about 34 percent of the vote. Columbus real-estate investor Travis Hankins followed with 32 percent, while Sodrel received 30 percent.  

While Young is the Republican nominee, there was a lot of confusion as Mike Sodrel, who was gunning for a 5th run against Congressman Baron Hill, finished third behind Young and 28-year-old Tea Party and Christian conservative candidate Travis Hankins.

The Republican winner will face Democratic incumbent Baron Hill in the fall.

Hill defeated four challengers in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Indiana's 9th District.

Hill and Sodrel had faced each other in each congressional election since 2002. Sodrel won the seat in 2004, but Hill recaptured it two years later and won the 2008 election with nearly 58 percent of the vote.
 

Young had the support of many Republican leaders and argued that it was time for another candidate to take on Hill.
 

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