Senate roll call 447 · 27th Congress · Jun 9, 1842
To amend H. R. 73, so as to provide that each district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants to be represented.
On Jun 9, 1842, the Senate voted 30–10 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 11–10, Democrats 19–0.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jun 9, 1842
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
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