Senate roll call 354 · 27th Congress · Feb 21, 1842
To consent to the nomination of thomas bradford, to be judge for the eastern district of pennsylvania, in place of horrace binney, who declined appointment.
On Feb 21, 1842, the Senate voted 17–22. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–21, Democrats 11–1. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 21, 1842
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 1 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 21 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon 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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