who is the only member of the 94th united states congress to gain a senate seat because of his predecessor's death?
donald w. riegle, jr. (d)
col : state\n(class) | vacator | reason for change | successor | date of successor's\nformal installation row 1 : new hampshire\n(3) | vacant | disputed election. norris cotton appointed to seat until special | norris cotton\n(r) | august 8, 1975 row 2 : new hampshire\n(3) | norris cotton\n(r) | successor elected september 18, 1975 | john a. durkin\n(d) | september 18, 1975 row 3 : michigan\n(1) | philip hart\n(d) | died december 26, 1976 | donald w. riegle, jr.\n(d) | december 27, 1976 row 4 : missouri\n(1) | stuart symington\n(d) | resigned december 27, 1976 | john danforth\n(r) | december 27, 1976 row 5 : nebraska\n(1) | roman hruska\n(r) | resigned december 27, 1976 | edward zorinsky\n(d) | december 28, 1976 row 6 : ohio\n(1) | robert taft, jr.\n(r) | resigned december 28, 1976 | vacant | not filled this term row 7 : rhode island\n(1) | john o. pastore\n(d) | resigned december 28, 1976 | john chafee\n(r) | december 29, 1976 row 8 : minnesota\n(2) | walter mondale\n(dfl) | resigned december 30, 1976 after being elected vice-president of the united | wendell anderson\n(dfl) | december 30, 1976 row 9 : california\n(1) | john v. tunney\n(d) | resigned january 1, 1977 | s. i. hayakawa\n(r) | january 2, 1977
who is the only member of the 94th united states congress to gain a senate seat because of his predecessor's death?
State\n(class) Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's\nformal installation
New Hampshire\n(3) Vacant Disputed election. Norris Cotton appointed to seat until special election resolved dispute. Norris Cotton\n(R) August 8, 1975
New Hampshire\n(3) Norris Cotton\n(R) Successor elected September 18, 1975 John A. Durkin\n(D) September 18, 1975
Michigan\n(1) Philip Hart\n(D) Died December 26, 1976 Donald W. Riegle, Jr.\n(D) December 27, 1976
Missouri\n(1) Stuart Symington\n(D) Resigned December 27, 1976 John Danforth\n(R) December 27, 1976
Nebraska\n(1) Roman Hruska\n(R) Resigned December 27, 1976 Edward Zorinsky\n(D) December 28, 1976
Ohio\n(1) Robert Taft, Jr.\n(R) Resigned December 28, 1976 Vacant Not filled this term
Rhode Island\n(1) John O. Pastore\n(D) Resigned December 28, 1976 John Chafee\n(R) December 29, 1976
Minnesota\n(2) Walter Mondale\n(DFL) Resigned December 30, 1976 after being elected Vice-President of the United States. Wendell Anderson\n(DFL) December 30, 1976
California\n(1) John V. Tunney\n(D) Resigned January 1, 1977 S. I. Hayakawa\n(R) January 2, 1977
Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)