e lection , ▁and ▁the ▁class ▁ 1 ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Claude ▁Sw anson , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ancy . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁( Special ) ▁▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁W . ▁Daniel ▁died ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁Dem ocrat ▁Claude ▁A . ▁Sw anson , ▁a ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and ▁former ▁Congress man , ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 1 7 ▁term , ▁pending ▁a ▁special ▁election . ▁ ▁Sw anson ▁won ▁the ▁class ▁ 1 ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁with ▁ 6 7 , 4 9 5 ▁votes ▁over ▁( f uture ▁sen ator ) ▁Carter ▁G lass ' s ▁ 2 8 , 7 5 7 ▁votes . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁un anim ously ▁elected ▁Sw anson . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁( General ) ▁▁ ▁Three - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁Thomas ▁S . ▁Martin ▁won ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁for ▁the ▁class ▁ 2 ▁term ▁ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁receiving ▁ 5 7 , 1 2 0 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 5 ▁for ▁William ▁At kin son ▁Jones . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁General