Senate roll call 325 · 27th Congress · Sep 13, 1841
To consent to the nomination of abel p. Upshur to be secretary of the navy, replacing george e. Badger, resigned.
On Sep 13, 1841, the Senate voted 23–5. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–0, Others 9–5.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 5
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Sep 13, 1841
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 5 no · 20 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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