How many vacant seats were filled by newcomer Joseph H. Bottum (r)?
CREATE TABLE table_1802522_3 (vacator VARCHAR, successor VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(vacator) FROM table_1802522_3 WHERE successor = "Joseph H. Bottum (R)"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_1802522_3 (vacator VARCHAR, successor VARCHAR) ### Question: How many vacant seats were filled by newcomer Joseph H. Bottum (r)? ### Answer: SELECT COUNT(vacator) FROM table_1802522_3 WHERE successor = "Joseph H. Bottum (R)"