To suspend the rules to present a report of the minority of the committee of elections reltaive to the n.j. Contested elections. (p. 256-1)

On Mar 10, 1840, the House voted 115–80. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–80, Others 90–0. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 115
No: 80
Did not vote: 60
Date: Mar 10, 1840

By party

Democrats25 yes · 80 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others90 yes · 0 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted yes
Edward Cross D-AR voted yes
Zadok Casey D-IL voted yes
John Wesley Davis D-IN voted yes
Thomas Smith D-IN voted yes
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted yes
James Carroll D-MD voted yes
Joshua Adams Lowell D-ME voted yes
Thomas Davee D-ME voted yes
Jesse Atherton Bynum D-NC voted yes
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted yes
William Montgomery D-NC voted yes
John Hill D-NC voted yes
Charles Fisher D-NC voted yes
Judson Allen D-NY voted yes
Amasa Dana D-NY voted yes
William Medill D-OH voted yes
Jonathan Taylor D-OH voted yes
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted yes
Enos Hook D-PA voted yes
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted yes
John Campbell D-SC voted yes
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted yes
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted yes
James Rogers D-SC voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules to present a report of…: House Vote, Mar 10, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-207/to-suspend-the-rules-to-present-a-report-of (accessed 2026-10-17).