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Feinstein's death raises the question: How are vacant Senate seats filled?

  • Written by Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
Feinstein's death raises the question: How are vacant Senate seats filled?Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife arrive at the U.S. District Court in New York City on Sept. 27, 2023.Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

There’s an empty seat in the U.S. Senate now that California’s longtime and senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, has died.

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