Originally Posted by TrueGrit
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
Originally Posted by TrueGrit
Doesn't the Governor of a state appoint the new Senator if something happens to an elected Senator? Right now one person could really change the direction of the US of A. I'm not so sure I'd like to be a dumocrat Senator in a state with a Republican Governor.
Depends on the state. Some require a special election. In some states the governor can just appoint a replacement. In others he can appoint a temporary senator until a special election can be held.
In a few states, the appointed senator must be of the same party as the one he's replacing so in those states, this thread is a moot issue.

I assumed other states had different rules than Georgia when it came to appointing - replacing a Senator. I assume in Georgia if something happened to either Ossoff or Warnock and Gov Kemp appointed a Republican to the Senate, control of the Senate would automatically switch back to the Republicans?
I looked it up. In GA, the governor appoints a temporary senator. He holds office until the next general election when a special election is also held for a permanent replacement. What I didn't find is whether the gov must appoint someone from the same party.

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