To elect a speaker for the 26th house.

On Dec 14, 1839, the House voted 68–22. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 72–43, Others 67–28. 43 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 68
No: 22
Did not vote: 41
Date: Dec 14, 1839

By party

Democrats72 yes · 43 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others67 yes · 28 no · 29 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
David Hubbard D-AL voted no
Edward Cross D-AR voted no
Thomas Robinson Jr. D-DE voted no
John Wesley Davis D-IN voted no
Thomas Smith D-IN voted no
William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
Tilghman Ashurst Howard D-IN voted no
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted no
John Tolley Hood Worthington D-MD voted no
Virgil Delphini Parris D-ME voted no
Isaac Edwin Crary D-MI voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Jesse Atherton Bynum D-NC voted no
William Montgomery D-NC voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
Edmund Burke D-NH voted no
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted no
Jared Warner Williams D-NH voted no
Tristram Shaw D-NH voted no
James De La Montanya D-NY voted no
Amasa Dana D-NY voted no
Stephen Banks Leonard D-NY voted no
Edward Rogers D-NY voted no
Lemuel Paynter D-PA voted no
Joseph Fornance D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
William Sterrett Ramsey D-PA voted no
George Mcculloch D-PA voted no
David Petrikin D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted no
Enos Hook D-PA voted no
Isaac Leet D-PA voted no
John Galbraith D-PA voted no
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted no
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted no
Thomas De Lage Sumter D-SC voted no
John King Griffin D-SC voted no
Francis Everod Rives D-VA voted no
John Winston Jones D-VA voted no
Robert Craig D-VA voted no
John Smith D-VT voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To elect a speaker for the 26th house.: House Vote, Dec 14, 1839,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-29/to-elect-a-speaker-for-the-26th-house (accessed 2026-10-17).