Question

The senior Senator from a state met his demise in the middle of his fifth term, leaving his Senate seat vacant. In order to fill the vacancy, a(n) _____ must be held

Answer 1

A special election must be held

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of a vacancy as a result of the death, expulsion, or resignation of a senator, according to the Seventeenth Amendment, the state has the legal power to either empower the state governor to make an appointment for the replacement just to hold the office while they wait for the date for a special election to be fixed.