Senate roll call 286 · 35th Congress · May 27, 1858
To adjourn.
On May 27, 1858, the Senate voted 22–27. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–11, Republicans 0–15, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- May 27, 1858
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.