[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Rob Richie
Executive Director
Fair Vote

Facts in the Spotlight

• Number of U.S. Senators appointed without election since 1913: 179
• Number of U.S. House members ever to serve without election: 0
• Number of states that always fill U.S. Senate vacancies by election: 3
• Number of states that always fill U.S. House vacancies by election: 50