Senate roll call 301 · 26th Congress · Feb 20, 1841
To consider the resolution to admit ladies to the privileged seats on the floor of the Senate.
On Feb 20, 1841, the Senate voted 17–26. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–21, Others 11–5. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 20, 1841
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 21 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 5 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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