7 th ▁Am end ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Oregon ▁pione ered ▁direct ▁election ▁and ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁different ▁measures ▁over ▁several ▁years ▁until ▁it ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Neb r aska ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁other ▁states ▁to ▁adopt ▁measures ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁people ' s ▁will . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 9 ▁states ▁elected ▁sen ators ▁either ▁as ▁nom ine es ▁of ▁their ▁party ' s ▁primary ▁or ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁that ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Results ▁summary ▁ ▁Change ▁in ▁Senate ▁composition ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁elections ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁elections ▁to ▁elect ▁sen ators ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁states ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Result ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁Congress ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁session , ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁ ▁Complete ▁list ▁of ▁races ▁ ▁Special ▁elections ▁during ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁special ▁elections , ▁the ▁w inners ▁were ▁se ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Congress ▁during ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁or ▁before ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ; ▁ordered ▁by ▁election ▁date . ▁ ▁R aces ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁ 6