CREATE TABLE table_1802522_3 (vacator VARCHAR2, successor VARCHAR2)

How many vacant seats were filled by newcomer Joseph H. Bottum (r)?
SELECT COUNT(vacator) FROM table_1802522_3 WHERE successor = "Joseph H. Bottum (R)"
SELECT COUNT("vacator") FROM "table_1802522_3" WHERE "Joseph H. Bottum (R)" = "successor"