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)"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_1802522_3 (vacator VARCHAR, successor VARCHAR) Question: How many vacant seats were filled by newcomer Joseph H. Bottum (r)? [/INST] SELECT COUNT(vacator) FROM table_1802522_3 WHERE successor = "Joseph H. Bottum (R)" </s>