To pass the first resolution of the contested election resolutions providing that neither joseph segar nor l.h. Chandler is entitled to a seat in this house, WH

On May 17, 1864, the House voted 95–23. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 56–1, Democrats 32–11, Others 7–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 members voted against their own party.

During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 95
No: 23
Did not vote: 69
Date: May 17, 1864

By party

Republicans56 yes · 1 no · 29 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 11 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Todd Stuart D-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
Daniel Marcy D-NH voted no
Elijah Ward D-NY voted no
William Radford D-NY voted no
Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no
Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass the first resolution of the…: House Vote, May 17, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-266/to-pass-the-first-resolution-of-the-contested-election (accessed 2026-10-17).