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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.

And, following the Sept. 22, 2023, federal indictment on bribery and other charges...

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