Senate roll call 697 · 27th Congress · Dec 23, 1842
To postpone, until monday, dec. 26, 1842, futher consideration of nominations for the navy department.
On Dec 23, 1842, the Senate voted 17–16. Result: passed. By party: Others 7–12, Democrats 10–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Dec 23, 1842
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 4 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 12 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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 Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To postpone, until monday, dec. 26, 1842…: Senate Vote, Dec 23, 1842,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-697/to-postpone-until-monday-dec-26-1842-futher-consideration (accessed 2026-10-17).