Senate roll call 149 · 74th Congress · Mar 4, 1936
To amend S. 3483, a bill relating to rural electrification, striking out the words "consumers of electric energy along the lines of systems financed under the p
On Mar 4, 1936, the Senate voted 41–37 (S 3483). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–25, Republicans 9–12, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 members voted against their own party.
During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 41
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 4, 1936
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 12 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO 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
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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