To announce the vote on article 11, which is that 2/3 of the Senate not having voted in the affirmative, the President was acquited on article 11. (p. 412-1)

On May 16, 1868, the Senate voted 35–19. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 35–10, Democrats 0–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 35
No: 19
Did not vote: 15
Date: May 16, 1868

By party

Republicans35 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Dixon R-CT voted no
James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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