I wonder if they will have a shot in Wu’s district in Oregon too. That is heavily Demo but not that overwhelmingly. GOP ought to be emboldened by this NY win and make every effort to win in OR. Though I don’t know why the election is not until Jan. 31. Wu left only about 6 weeks after Weiner did but the special election is more than 4 months later.
Each state has their own rules for filling a vacant slot for Congress and or the Senate.
Some are appointed by govenors or the legislature some are voted upon and the arbitrary date for such is set by various ways also.