NEVADA, Mo. (AP) — Republicans will be meeting in rural western Missouri to select a new candidate for the state House following the death of the incumbent, Randy Pike.

Members of the 126th House District Committee are to meet Tuesday to choose a replacement candidate for Pike, who died Saturday.

Committee Chairman Jerry Wadel said several people have expressed interest.

Under Missouri law, local party committees are responsible for selecting new candidates when the incumbent or the original nominee dies with more than a month to go before an election.

Pike was 60 years old. He was a Republican from Butler who had served in the House since 2013 and previously was the Bates County northern commissioner. He was to face Democrat Sam Foursha and Constitution Party candidate William Gilmore in the November election.