1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Legisl ature ▁elected ▁Democratic ▁business man ▁and ▁former ▁judge ▁William ▁Mar m adu ke ▁K avan augh ▁just ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁term ▁that ▁would ▁end ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁( General ) ▁▁ ▁Ne ither ▁He isk ell ▁nor ▁K avan augh ▁were ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Legisl ature ▁elected ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Governor ▁Joseph ▁T . ▁Robinson ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁term . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁sen ate ▁election ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁before ▁the ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁am end ment . ▁Robinson ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁leader ▁of ▁Senate ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Senate ▁majority ▁leader . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁▁ ▁Arizona ▁became ▁a ▁new ▁state ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁with ▁sen ators ▁in ▁classes ▁ 1 ▁( ending ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁and ▁ 3 ▁( ending ▁ 1 9 1 5 ). ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁initial ▁sen ators ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁vote ▁held ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁— ▁before ▁state hood ▁— ▁and ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁effectively ▁rat ified ▁the ▁popular ▁votes ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 : ▁Dem ocrat ▁Henry ▁F . ▁Ash urst ▁( class ▁ 1