their successor takes their place, if no successor exists, there is a new election. see California Gubernatorial election in 2006
The Governor
U.S. Representatives are always elected by a vote of the people; they cannot be appointed. If a Representative dies in office or resigns during his term, the district will schedule a special election to elect a replacement. The process of selecting nominees for the office vary by state and district.
A United States Representative term of office is 2 years.
The term of office for arepresantive is two years
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The governor calls an election if a senator dies in office.
He retains the title he has when he was in office
The term of office for arepresantive is two years
representative
two years
on january 1st
Two years