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Senate roll call 59 · 45th Congress · Nov 26, 1877

To go into executive session.

On Nov 26, 1877, the Senate voted 12–23. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–23, Republicans 12–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
12
No
23
Did not vote
47
Date
Nov 26, 1877

By party

  • Republicans12 yes · 0 no · 31 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To go into executive session.: Senate Vote, Nov 26, 1877,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-59/to-go-into-executive-session (accessed 2026-10-13).

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