On January 11, the West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in State ex rel West Virginia Citizen Action Group v Tomblin, 101494. The issue is whether the Constitution requires a special gubernatorial election when the governor leaves office more than one year before the end of the gubernatorial term. The elected Governor, Joe Manchin, left the governorship in the middle of the term to accept his seat in the U.S. Senate. See this story.
Other officers as temporary replacements (many States have a rank order list for Governors especially — since the executive power in each State is 24/7 – to deal with crisis stuff especially) or have the legislature appoint the temporary replacement pending a regular election schedule.
NO low attendance special primaries and elections are needed.
New Age elections are very expensive due to the armies of lawyers doing court cases and moron laws.