Senate roll call 71 · 26th Congress · Apr 13, 1840
To amend the bill S. 139, to revive an act entitled, an act to enable claimants of land within the limits of wisconsin, missouri and the territory of ark. To in
On Apr 13, 1840, the Senate voted 16–19 (S 139). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–9, Others 2–10. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 13, 1840
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- 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
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- 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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