Senate roll call 157 · 74th Congress · Mar 19, 1936
To recommit the nomination of edwin r. Holmes, nominated to be United States circuit judge of the fifth circuit, to the committee on the judiciary.
On Mar 19, 1936, the Senate voted 4–59. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–51, Republicans 1–16, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 4 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
- 4
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 19, 1936
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 51 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 16 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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