Senate roll call 27 · 29th Congress · Jan 26, 1846
To bring in S.J. RES. 5. Which states the principles by which the U.S. Will be governed in regard to the interposition of the powers of europe in the political
On Jan 26, 1846, the Senate voted 23–21 (SJR 5). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–2, Others 2–19. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jan 26, 1846
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 2 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 19 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- James Semple D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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