Senate roll call 448 · 27th Congress · Jun 9, 1842
To concur in the first amendment to H. R. 73, which is to allow an additional member to any state having a fraction greater than a moiety of the ratio establish
On Jun 9, 1842, the Senate voted 27–19 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 22–6, Democrats 5–13. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jun 9, 1842
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others22 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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