Senate roll call 26 · 37th Congress · Mar 26, 1861
To consent to the nomination of william s. Pennington to be secretary of the legation of the U.S. At paris. (p. 350, 319)
On Mar 26, 1861, the Senate voted 25–12. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–9, Democrats 7–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Mar 26, 1861
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 3 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- David Wilmot R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Preston King R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- David Wilmot R-PA
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Joseph Albert Wright O-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Waldo Porter Johnson D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- James Walter Wall D-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Richard Stockton Field R-NJ
- Salmon Portland Chase R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Benjamin Stark D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Samuel Greene Arnold R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To consent to the nomination of william s…: Senate Vote, Mar 26, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-26/to-consent-to-the-nomination-of-william-s-pennington (accessed 2026-10-17).