Prior to the 17th amendment how did some senatoriall candidates attempt to get elected into office

Prior to the 17th Amendment, Senators were elected by state legislatures. This changed dramatically with the 17th Amendment, which transferred this right to the residents of the state.

After thorough research, that question has the same one with the following choices.

(A) They thought senators could work from their states.

(B) They decided that one senator was enough.

(C) They could not find two deserving senators.

(D) They could not decide who to elect.

So the correct answer is (A) They thought senators could work from their states.

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