1913 United States Senate election in Georgia

none March 2026 September 2023 1913 United States Senate election in Georgia (Class 2) Georgia (U.S. state) 1913 presidential no July 15, 1913 1911 United States Senate special election in Georgia 1911 (Special) 1914 United States Senate special election in Georgia 1914 (Special) 160x180px AugustusOctaviusBacon.jpg Augustus Octavius Bacon Democratic Party (US) Unopposed U.S. senator Augustus Octavius Bacon Democratic Party (US) Augustus Octavius Bacon Democratic Party (US) The first election under the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was a late election held on July 15, 1913.BACON, Augustus Octavius (1839-1914) https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000014 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress February 24, 2020Landmark Legislation: The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/SeventeenthAmendment.htm Senate.gov U.S. Senate February 24, 2020 The election was late because two of the candidates were hospitalized due to illness and could not campaign as required. 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.February 2020 The Governor of Georgia then appointed Bacon to begin the term starting March 4. Bacon was re-elected in this late election, running unopposed.Cleveland John Fitch Ottarson F. J. Schem Alexander Jacob McPherson Edward Rhoades Henry Eckford The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1914 Tribune Association 458 https://books.google.com/books?id=XJ8ZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22United+States+Senators+Chosen%22+%221913%22&pg=PA458 February 24, 2020 en 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, leading to another interim appointment and eventual special election. See also 1912 and 1913 United States Senate elections References 1913 Georgia United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections