Senate roll call 2 · 26th Congress · Jan 7, 1840
To table the resolution to oppose the proposal that the Congress of the U.S. Assume or guarantee, or provide for the ultimate payment of state debts contracted
On Jan 7, 1840, the Senate voted 15–25. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–25, Others 14–0. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jan 7, 1840
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 25 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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