97th United States Congress
Senate
There were 2 resignations.

97th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: There were 2 resignations.

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

New Jersey (Class 1)	Harrison A. Williams (D)	Incumbent resigned March 11, 1982, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation. A successor was appointed April 12, 1982, to finish the term.	Nicholas F. Brady (R)	April 27, 1982

New Jersey (Class 1)	Nicholas F. Brady (R)	Incumbent resigned December 27, 1982, so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority. A successor was appointed December 27, 1982, to finish the term.	Frank Lautenberg (D)	December 27, 1982

Sentence(s)

Harrison A. Williams (D) served as senator until March 11, 1982 which was later served by Nicholas F. Brady (R), from April 27, 1982, until December 27, 1982 and later by Frank Lautenberg (D), from December 27, 1982.

final_sentence: Harrison A. Williams (D) served as senator until March 11, 1982 which was later served by Nicholas F. Brady (R), from April 27, 1982, until December 27, 1982 and later by Frank Lautenberg (D), from December 27, 1982.