“I’m confused, didn’t they just have an election there to fill that seat?
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Only to the end of this congress.”
Not exactly. The election held in November was a regular election for Flake’s seat, for a term that will run from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2025.
McCain died past the date before which a special election would have had to be held in November 2018, so Governor Ducey could appoint a senator to serve until a November 2020 special election (at which time the voters would elect a senator to serve until the end of McCain’s term, i.e., until January 3, 2023). Alas, the senator whom Ducey appointed—Jon Kyl—announced that he will be resigning effective December 31, 2018, so Ducey had to appoint another senator to serve until the November 2020 special election. It is to that seat that Ducey appointed McSally.
If voting in Az. meant anything they wouldn’t let us do it.
Thanks. Yes I had that all screwed up in my head
and wasn’t thinking it thru. key board experts LOL