{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-661-5","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 661:5","heading":"United States Senator.","body":"If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor shall fill the vacancy by temporary appointment until the next state general election, when a senator shall be elected for the unexpired term.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 661: VACANCIES AMONG PUBLIC OFFICERS ELECTED AT STATE ELECTIONS","By Office"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/661/661-5.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:36:33Z","sha256":"d6b82a8bfcbaf6bd70b86ea033106dd3fef08bc088baa357d7711d85224d941c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-661-4","next":"us-nh/rsa-661-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}