Senate roll call 76 · 39th Congress · Mar 23, 1866
To pass a resolution regarding the seating of john stockton. (p. 1601-3)
On Mar 23, 1866, the Senate voted 22–21. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–20, Democrats 10–0, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 22
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 23, 1866
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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