Senate roll call 13 · 28th Congress · Jan 31, 1844
To consent to the nomination of john c. Spencer as associate justice of the supreme court in place of smith thompson, deceased.
On Jan 31, 1844, the Senate voted 21–26. Result: failed. By party: Others 5–21, Democrats 16–5. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 31, 1844
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 21 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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