For information on how vacancies are filled in the U. House, click here. In 37 states listed below , U. Senate vacancies are temporarily filled by gubernatorial appointment. The appointee serves until the next statewide general election is held; the winner in that election serves out the remainder of the term. The remaining 13 states require that a vacancy be filled in a special election within a specified period of time.
Of those, each state has specific rules detailing whether an interim gubernatorial appointment is to be made and when the special election must be held. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Share this page Follow Ballotpedia.
What's on your ballot? Jump to: navigation , search. If the vacancy occurs occurs within the period of days before the regular primary, the election is held at the second November election after the vacancy occurs. Code relate directly to how states may fill vacancies in the U. Constitution, Article I, Section 3. Constitution, 17th Amendment.
Section 8. Create Account. Vacancies in the United States Senate. This website uses cookies to analyze traffic and for other purposes. You consent to the use of cookies if you use this website. Continue Our online privacy policy. New York 2. Kentucky 1. Arizona 1. Maryland 1. South Carolina. Minnesota 2. South Dakota. Houston Andrew J.
Houston D-TX. Eastland James O. Eastland D-MS. Lumpkin Alva M. Lumpkin D-SC. Peace Roger C. Peace D-SC. Millikin Eugene D. Millikin R-CO. Jackson Samuel D.
Jackson D-IN. Hall Wilton E. Hall D-SC. Mitchell Hugh B. Mitchell D-WA. Briggs Frank P. Briggs D-MO. Hart Thomas C. Hart R-CT. Young Milton R. Young R-ND. Carville Edward P. Carville D-NV. Knowland William F.
Knowland R-CA. Huffman James W. Huffman D-OH. Gossett Charles C. Gossett D-ID. Stanfill William A. Stanfill R-KY. Burch Thomas G. Burch D-VA. Swift George R. Swift D-AL. Holland Spessard L. Holland D-FL. Flanders Ralph E. Flanders R-VT. Umstead William B. Umstead D-NC. Feazel William C. Feazel D-LA. Bushfield Vera C. Bushfield R-SD. Withers Garrett L. Withers D-KY. Graham Frank P. Graham D-NC. Dulles John F.
Dulles R-NY. Leahy Edward L. Leahy D-RI. Dworshak Henry C. Dworshak R-ID. Underwood Thomas R. Underwood D-KY. Moody Arthur E. Moody D-MI. Seaton Frederick A. Seaton R-NE. Purtell William A. Purtell R-CT. Was not a candidate in special election to fill remainer of the term to which he was appointed, but was elected to Class I seat in Kuchel Thomas H.
Kuchel R-CA. Lennon Alton A. Lennon D-NC. Upton Robert W. Upton R-NH. Burke Thomas A. Burke D-OH. Bowring Eva K. Bowring R-NE. Ervin Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. Crippa Edward D. Crippa R-WY. Reynolds Samuel W. Senate vacancy. Laws in three states Hawaii, Utah, and Wyoming require the governor to make a temporary appointment, who serves until the next regularly-scheduled general election, chosen from a list of three prospective appointees that the prior incumbent ' s political party submits.
Finally, laws in 13 states have provisions for holding a special election to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. Some of these states require a special election regardless of when the vacancy occurs, while others base the requirement on the schedule for the next regular general election.
Others have provisions authorizing, but not requiring, the governor to call a special election. In 34 states, the governor makes an appointment to fill a U. Senate vacancy until the next regularly-scheduled general election. At that point, a candidate is elected and serves for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Table 1 lists the states where the governor appoints a U. Senate vacancy replacement. Senate Vacancy. Connecticut ' s Law. By law, the governor has the authority to appoint a successor if a vacancy occurs in the office of U.
If the vacancy occurs or more days before a state election, the appointee serves until the January 3 after the election. In that case, an election to fill the balance of the term, if any, is held at the time of the state election.
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