The first election under the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was a late election held on June 15, 1913.[1][2] The election was late because two of the candidates were hospitalized due to illness and could not campaign as required.
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Augustus Octavius Bacon was first elected by the Georgia General Assembly in 1894. His most recent term had ended on March 3, but the legislature had failed to elect a successor.[citation needed] The Governor of Georgia then appointed Bacon to begin the term starting March 4.[3]
Bacon was re-elected in this late election, running unopposed.[1][3] This was despite the General Assembly not taking action to ratify the constitutional amendment.
He would serve only until his death on February 14, 1914,[1] leading to another interim appointment and eventual special election.
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edit- ^ a b c "BACON, Augustus Octavius (1839-1914)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Landmark Legislation: The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution". Senate.gov. U.S. Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Cleveland, John Fitch; Ottarson, F. J.; Schem, Alexander Jacob; McPherson, Edward; Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1914). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. p. 458. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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