e enth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁ ▁Id aho ▁( General ) ▁▁ ▁First ▁term ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁William ▁Bor ah ▁was ▁easily ▁re - elect ed ▁over ▁two ▁Democratic ▁challeng ers . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁( Special ) ▁▁ ▁Two - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁W eld on ▁Hey burn ▁died ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁lawyer ▁and ▁former - J ud ge ▁K irt land ▁I . ▁Per ky ▁was ▁appointed ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁term ▁pending ▁a ▁special ▁election . ▁ ▁Per ky ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁election , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Republican ▁former - G overn or ▁James ▁H . ▁Br ady . ▁ ▁Br ady ▁would ▁win ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁a ▁popular ▁vote ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁state ▁elections , ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁/ ▁Progress ive ▁split . ▁But ▁while ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁held ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁majority . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁elect ing ▁the ▁sen ators ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁therefore ▁failed ▁to ▁elect ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁con gress ▁began . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁in