Senate roll call 67 · 26th Congress · Apr 2, 1840
To amend an amendment to S. 159, so as to further reduce the appropriation for the states of ohio, ind. And ill.
On Apr 2, 1840, the Senate voted 23–17 (S 159). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–11, Others 8–6. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Apr 2, 1840
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 6 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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