77th united states congress
senate
Table:
State (class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation

West Virginia (2)
Matthew M. Neely (D)
Resigned January 12, 1941 after being elected Governor of West Virginia . Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. In addition, successor took oath of office after the Senate resolved a challenge to the appointment.
Joseph Rosier (D)
January 13, 1941

Arkansas (2)
John E. Miller (D)
Resigned March 31, 1941 after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas . Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
G. Lloyd Spencer (D)
April 1, 1941

Texas (2)
Morris Sheppard (D)
Died April 9, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
Andrew Jackson Houston (D)
April 21, 1941

Mississippi (2)
Pat Harrison (D)
Died June 22, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
James Eastland (D)
June 30, 1941

Texas (2)
Andrew Jackson Houston (D)
Died June 26, 1941. Successor was elected to finish term.
W. Lee O'Daniel (D)
June 28, 1941

South Carolina (2)
James F. Byrnes (D)
Resigned July 17, 1941 after being appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States . Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
Alva M. Lumpkin (D)
July 22, 1941

South Carolina (2)
Alva M. Lumpkin (D)
Died August 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
Roger C. Peace (D)
August 5, 1941

Mississippi (2)
James Eastland (D)
Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected September 28, 1941 to finish term.
Wall Doxey (D)
September 29, 1941

South Carolina (2)
Roger C. Peace (D)
Appointee did not seek election to finish term. Successor was elected November 4, 1941 to finish term.
Burnet R. Maybank (D)
November 5, 1941

Colorado (3)
Alva B. Adams (D)
Died December 1, 1941. Successor was appointed to serve until the November 3, 1942 special election, which he won.
Eugene Millikin (R)
December 20, 1941

West Virginia (2)
Joseph Rosier (D)
Appointee lost election November 17, 1942 to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term.
Hugh Shott (R)
November 18, 1942

Nevada (1)
Berkeley L. Bunker (D)
Appointee lost election December 7, 1942 to finish the term. Successor was elected to finish term.
James G. Scrugham (D)
December 7, 1942

For the table found in '77th united states congress' in the 'senate' section, determine the column type(s) that best describe the highlighted column among these candidate types: music.lyricist, location.province, royalty.noble_title, sports.sports_award_winner, finance.currency, tennis.tennis_player, location.uk_constituent_country, film.writer, location.location, business.consumer_product, medicine.anatomical_structure, military.rank, olympics.olympic_event_competition, location.country, boats.ship_class, basketball.basketball_conference, location.us_state, internet.website, broadcast.tv_channel, boats.ship_type, religion.religious_leader, soccer.football_position, geography.mountain, broadcast.radio_format, location.citytown, award.recurring_competition, cvg.cvg_developer, cvg.cvg_platform, music.music_video_director, music.composition, internet.website_owner, tv.tv_writer, government.election, food.food, fictional_universe.fictional_character, interests.collection_category, ice_hockey.hockey_player, visual_art.visual_artist, olympics.olympic_games, computer.computer, film.film_festival_focus, sports.sports_championship, time.recurring_event, royalty.noble_person, baseball.baseball_team, tv.tv_personality, basketball.basketball_position, government.general_election, business.defunct_company, astronomy.astronomical_discovery, government.legislative_session, tv.tv_series_episode, music.group_member, computer.software, aviation.aircraft_model, metropolitan_transit.transit_stop, sports.multi_event_tournament, book.periodical_subject, government.political_party, people.person, time.event, baseball.baseball_position, chess.chess_player, cvg.computer_videogame, location.in_district, location.administrative_division, film.director, american_football.football_conference, spaceflight.astronaut, religion.religion, location.us_county, music.media_format, broadcast.radio_station, astronomy.star_system_body, government.governmental_body, automotive.model, government.u_s_congressperson, medicine.medical_treatment, meteorology.tropical_cyclone_season, government.politician, sports.sports_league, tv.tv_character, broadcast.artist, business.industry, film.film_genre, military.military_unit, royalty.chivalric_order_member, sports.tournament_event_competition, soccer.football_award, award.award, meteorology.tropical_cyclone, education.field_of_study, biology.organism_classification, rail.locomotive_class, tv.tv_genre, business.job_title, book.magazine, music.musical_group, sports.professional_sports_team, law.court, award.award_presenting_organization, soccer.football_team, location.australian_state, education.fraternity_sorority, amusement_parks.ride, sports.sport, metropolitan_transit.transit_line, amusement_parks.park, fictional_universe.fictional_organization, business.brand, award.hall_of_fame_inductee, military.military_person, cricket.cricket_player, cvg.cvg_publisher, media_common.media_genre, geography.body_of_water, book.author, location.region, film.actor, award.award_ceremony, sports.school_sports_team, sports.pro_athlete, architecture.architectural_structure_owner, book.newspaper, music.composer, government.government_office_or_title, tennis.tennis_tournament_champion, business.product_category, broadcast.tv_station, business.customer, biology.organism, broadcast.broadcast, tv.tv_producer, government.election_campaign, baseball.baseball_league, education.educational_institution, sports.sports_award_type, baseball.baseball_player, sports.sports_position, book.periodical_publisher, protected_sites.listed_site, language.human_language, medicine.drug, sports.cyclist, music.instrument, ice_hockey.hockey_team, soccer.football_team_manager, music.writer, business.business_operation, astronomy.celestial_object, theater.theater_actor, aviation.aircraft_owner, american_football.football_coach, sports.sports_league_draft, medicine.muscle, medicine.disease, medicine.drug_ingredient, sports.sports_team, sports.boxer, military.military_post, theater.play, film.film, book.book, education.school, education.athletics_brand, military.military_conflict, travel.accommodation, film.production_company, education.university, royalty.monarch, military.armed_force, architecture.structure, film.film_distributor, film.music_contributor, soccer.football_player, astronomy.asteroid, celebrities.celebrity, government.us_president, organization.non_profit_organization, martial_arts.martial_artist, aviation.airport, boats.ship, architecture.building, computer.software_license, organization.organization, exhibitions.exhibition_sponsor, location.australian_local_government_area, astronomy.constellation, sports.sports_facility, organization.membership_organization, film.film_character, geography.river, biology.animal, music.musical_scale, music.genre, location.capital_of_administrative_division, cricket.cricket_stadium, automotive.company, book.written_work, tv.tv_actor, tv.tv_director, tennis.tennis_tournament, american_football.football_player, sports.sports_league_season, location.jp_prefecture, tv.tv_network, geography.island, sports.golfer, music.producer, tv.tv_program_creator, award.award_category, basketball.basketball_team, cricket.cricket_bowler, royalty.kingdom, book.periodical, location.in_state, film.producer, law.invention, cvg.cvg_genre, comic_books.comic_book_character, sports.sports_championship_event, cricket.cricket_team, architecture.venue, music.record_label, award.competition, location.uk_statistical_location, computer.operating_system, astronomy.orbital_relationship, music.artist, transportation.road, soccer.football_world_cup, location.hud_county_place, people.family_member, music.album, people.ethnicity, basketball.basketball_player, soccer.football_league_season, soccer.football_league, award.award_discipline, chemistry.chemical_element, american_football.football_team, music.performance_role, education.educational_degree, basketball.basketball_coach, broadcast.genre, aviation.airline, ice_hockey.hockey_position, law.legal_case, tv.tv_series_season, business.consumer_company, soccer.fifa, chemistry.chemical_compound, metropolitan_transit.transit_system, government.government_agency, tv.tv_program. Give your final answer with the correct type(s), comma-separated if there are multiple, in the list of the following object {"answer": ["ANSWER"]}.

{"answer": ["government.u_s_congressperson", "government.politician", "people.person"]}