Senate roll call 221 · 69th Congress · Feb 26, 1927
To close debate on S. 3331, a bill providing for the protection and development of the lower colorado river basin. (p. 4899-2)
On Feb 26, 1927, the Senate voted 32–59 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–29, Democrats 11–30, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 69th Congress (1925–1926), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Feb 26, 1927
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 30 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 29 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Rice William Means R-CO voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- David Wallace Stewart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Did not vote
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- George Howard Williams R-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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