Senate roll call 204 · 62nd Congress · Jul 13, 1912
To pass S. RES. 315, declaring the election of william lorimer to the Senate of the U.S. From illinois invalid, and that corrupt methods and practices were empl
On Jul 13, 1912, the Senate voted 55–28 (SRE 315). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–22, Democrats 33–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 members voted against their own party.
During the 62nd Congress (1911–1912), William Howard Taft was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 55
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jul 13, 1912
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 22 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted no
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE voted no
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted no
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY voted no
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted no
- Murphy James Foster D-LA voted no
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA voted no
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted no
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted no
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted no
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Obadiah Gardner D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Newell Sanders R-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Wayland Watson D-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- John Netherland Heiskell D-AR
- William Marmaduke Kavanaugh D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Joseph Meriwether Terrell D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Kirtland Irving Perky D-ID
- William Lorimer R-IL
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Le Roy Percy D-MS
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Alexander Massey R-NV
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- William Robert Webb D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Rienzi Melville Johnston D-TX
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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