111th United States Congress

Columns: State ( class ) | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor 's formal installation
Minnesota ( 2 ) | Disputed | Incumbent Norm Coleman ( R ) challenged the election of Al Franken ( D ) . The results were disputed , and the seat remained vacant at the beginning of the Congress . Following recounts and litigation , Coleman conceded , and Franken was seated | Al Franken ( D ) | July 7 , 2009 | Illinois ( 3 ) | Vacant | Barack Obama ( D ) resigned near the end of the previous Congress , after being elected President of the United States . His successor was appointed December 31 , 2008 , during the last Congress , but due to a credentials challenge , his credentials were not deemed in order until January 12 , and he was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of this Congress . The appointed successor filled the seat until a special election was held November 2 , 2010 | Roland Burris ( D ) | January 12 , 2009 | Delaware ( 2 ) | Joe Biden ( D ) | Resigned January 15 , 2009 , to assume the position of Vice President . The appointed successor held the seat until a special election was held November 2 , 2010 | Ted Kaufman ( D ) | January 16 , 2009 | Colorado ( 3 ) | Ken Salazar ( D ) | Resigned January 20 , 2009 , to become Secretary of the Interior . The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress | Michael Bennet ( D ) | January 21 , 2009 | New York ( 1 ) | Hillary Clinton ( D ) | Resigned January 21 , 2009 , to become Secretary of State . The appointed successor held the seat until a special election was held November 2 , 2010 | Kirsten Gillibrand ( D ) | January 26 , 2009 | Pennsylvania ( 3 ) | Arlen Specter ( R ) | Changed party affiliation April 30 , 2009 | Arlen Specter ( D ) | April 30 , 2009 | Massachusetts ( 1 ) | Ted Kennedy ( D ) | Died August 25 , 2009 . The appointed successor held the seat until the elected successor took the seat | Paul G. Kirk ( D ) | September 25 , 2009

Example questions:
Who is the Democratic senator for Senate from the state that Arlen Specter left at the 111th Congress of the United States ? | Which senator for Senate from the state that Ted Kaufman left at the 111th Congress of the United States started his term earlier ? | What is the party of both senators for Senate from the state that Hillary Clinton left at the 111th Congress of the United States ? | Who began as senator for Senate in 2019 in the state that Mel Martinez left at the 111th Congress of the United States ?

Answers:
Bob Casey Jr. | Tom Carper | Democrats | Rick Scott