elect ed ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁starting ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁( Special ) ▁ ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁ ▁Mont ana ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁ ▁Nev ada ▁( Special ) ▁ ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey ▁ ▁New ▁Mexico ▁ ▁Initial ▁election ▁ ▁New ▁Mexico ▁became ▁a ▁new ▁state ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁with ▁sen ators ▁in ▁classes ▁ 1 ▁( ending ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁and ▁ 2 ▁( ending ▁ 1 9 1 3 ). ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁state ▁elected ▁its ▁initial ▁sen ators ▁on ▁the ▁e ighth ▁ball ot : ▁Republican ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁Cat ron , ▁an ▁early ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁New ▁Mexico ▁state hood ▁who ▁had ▁mar sh aled ▁the ▁territorial ▁Republican ▁Party ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁Republic ans ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁for ▁New ▁Mexico ' s ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁Union , ▁and ▁Republican ▁Albert ▁B . ▁Fall , ▁a ▁powerful ▁att orney , ▁former ▁territorial ▁att orney ▁general , ▁future ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁and ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁Te ap ot ▁D ome ▁sc andal ) ▁ ▁Cat ron ▁made ▁a ▁personal ▁al liance ▁with ▁Fall , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁would ▁be ▁elected . ▁ ▁This ▁al liance ▁ant agon ized ▁New ▁Mex icans ▁of ▁Spanish