Senate roll call 381 · 105th Congress · Apr 2, 1998
To ensure that the tobacco reserve fund in the resolution protects tobacco farmers.
On Apr 2, 1998, the Senate voted 31–67 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 86). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 7–47, Democrats 24–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 members voted against their own party.
During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Apr 2, 1998
By party
- Republicans7 yes · 47 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats24 yes · 20 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Jesse Helms R-NC
Other votes
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