S . ▁Vice ▁President . ▁ ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁▁ ▁Louisiana ▁held ▁two ▁elections ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 : ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁class ▁ 2 ▁term ▁that ▁would ▁begin ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁class ▁ 3 ▁term ▁that ▁would ▁begin ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁( General , ▁class ▁ 2 ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁class ▁ 2 ▁seat , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Mur phy ▁J . ▁F oster ▁lost ▁ren om ination ▁to ▁fellow - D em ocrat ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁R ans d ell , ▁who ▁later ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁to ▁seat . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁( General , ▁class ▁ 3 ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁class ▁ 3 ▁seat , ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Thor nt on ▁retired . ▁Fellow - D em ocrat ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Br ouss ard ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁Maine ▁▁ ▁Democratic ▁inter im ▁app o inte e ▁Ob ad iah ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁finish ▁the ▁term . ▁ ▁Maine ▁( Special ) ▁▁ ▁Democratic ▁inter im ▁app o inte e ▁Ob ad iah ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁elected ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁term ▁ending ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Maine ▁( General ) ▁▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ob ad iah ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁re -