Cindy McCain may be on the list of possible successors to her late husband, but the odds are against it. Still, it leads to this week’s trivia question: Who was the last senator to die in office and be replaced by his widow?
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The previous trivia question was:Â Â Who was the last former governor to regain his or her job after a period of absence?
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he fact is, there are THREE correct answers. Â Jerry Brown of Calif., Terry Branstad of Iowa, and John Kitzhaber of Ore. all returned to their respective governorships in 2010 after having previously served. Â So we accepted any of the three answers.
The randomly-selected winner is Jon Shecket of Columbus, Ohio. Â He picked Jerry Brown. Jon wins the coveted Political Junkie button.
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