To decide whether judge h. Louderback is guilty or not guilty under the fourth article of the impeachment charge.

On May 24, 1933, the Senate voted 30–47. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–24, Republicans 5–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 members voted against their own party.

During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 30
No: 47
Did not vote: 24
Date: May 24, 1933

By party

Democrats25 yes · 24 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 23 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted no
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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