Senate roll call 277 · 39th Congress · Jul 27, 1866
To pass S. J. RES. 144 authorizing the admission of the hon. David t. Patterson to a seat in the Senate upon taking the oath. (p. 4245-3)
On Jul 27, 1866, the Senate voted 25–13 (SJR 144). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–12, Democrats 6–0, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 27, 1866
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 12 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. J. RES. 144 authorizing the…: Senate Vote, Jul 27, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-277/to-pass-s-j-res-144-authorizing-the-admission (accessed 2026-10-17).